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  * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

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

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  *

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 package org.kuali.rice.krms.impl.repository;

 import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.context.ContextDefinition;

 /**

  * This is the interface for accessing KRMS repository Context related bos 

  * 

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

  *

  */

 public interface ContextBoService {

     /**

      * This will create a {@link ContextDefinition} exactly like the parameter passed in.

      *

      * @param context  The Context to create

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the context is null

      * @throws IllegalStateException if the context already exists in the system

      */

         public ContextDefinition createContext(ContextDefinition context);

     /**

      * This will update an existing {@link ContextDefinition}.

      *

      * @param context  The Context to update

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the Context is null

      * @throws IllegalStateException if the Context does not exists in the system

      */        

         public void updateContext(ContextDefinition context);

 //        public void createContextAttribute(ContextAttribute contextAttribute);

 //        public void updateContextAttribute(ContextAttribute contextAttribute);

     /**

      * Retrieves an Context from the repository based on the given context id.

      *

      * @param contextId the id of the Context to retrieve

      * @return an {@link ContextDefinition} identified by the given contextId.  

      * A null reference is returned if an invalid or non-existent id is supplied.

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the contextId is null or blank.

      */

         public ContextDefinition getContextByContextId( String contextId );

     /**

      * Retrieves an Context from the repository based on the provided context name

      * and namespace.

      *

      * @param name the name of the Context to retrieve.

      * @param namespace the namespace that the context is under.

      * @return an {@link ContextDefinition} identified by the given name and namespace.  

      * A null reference is returned if an invalid or non-existent name and

      * namespace combination is supplied.

      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the either the name or the namespace

      * is null or blank.

      */

         public ContextDefinition getContextByNameAndNamespace( String name, String namespace );

         /**

         * Converts a mutable bo to it's immutable counterpart

         * @param bo the mutable business object

         * @return the immutable object

         */

 //        public ContextDefinition to( ContextBo bo);

    /**

         * Converts a immutable object to it's mutable bo counterpart

         * @param im immutable object

         * @return the mutable bo

         */

 //        public ContextBo from( ContextDefinition im );

 }