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  * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation

  *

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  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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 package org.kuali.rice.krad.service;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.uif.RemotableAttributeField;

 /**

  * Provides service methods for building and validate {@link RemotableAttributeField} definitions from data

  * dictionary {@link org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.AttributeDefinition} configurations

  *

  * <p>

  * Used by the default type services {@link org.kuali.rice.krad.workflow.DataDictionaryPeopleFlowTypeServiceImpl} to

  * build the remotable fields for the type attributes

  * </p>

  *

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface DataDictionaryRemoteFieldService {

     /**

      * Builds and returns an {@link RemotableAttributeField} instance based on the data dictionary attribute definition

      * that is associated with the given component class name (business object or data object entry) and the given

      * attribute name

      *

      * <p>

      * If an attribute definition is not found a runtime exception should be thrown

      * </p>

      *

      * @param componentClassName - class name for the attribute, used to find the data dictionary entry

      * @param attributeName - name of the attribute whose definition should be used

      * @return RemotableAttributeField instance built

      */

     public RemotableAttributeField buildRemotableFieldFromAttributeDefinition(String componentClassName,

             String attributeName);

 }