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 package org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.service;

 import org.kuali.rice.krad.inquiry.Inquirable;

 /**

  * Provides methods to query the dictionary meta-data for view entries and their

  * corresponding component entries

  *

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

  */

 public interface ViewDictionaryService {

     /**

      * Queries the dictionary to find the <code>InquiryView</code> configured

      * for the data object class and returns the configured Inquirable for the

      * view. If more than one inquiry view exists for the data object class, the

      * one that matches the given viewName, or the default if viewName is blank

      * is used

      *

      * @param dataObjectClass - class for the inquiry data object

      * @param viewName - name of the inquiry view, can be blank in which case the

      * 'default' name will be used

      * @return Inquirable<?> configured inquirable for the view, or null if view

      *         is not found

      */

     public Inquirable getInquirable(Class<?> dataObjectClass, String viewName);

     /**

      * Indicates whether the given data object class has an associated

      * <code>InquiryView</code> configured and thus can have inquiry links built

      *

      * @param dataObjectClass - object class to get inquiry view for

      * @return boolean true if the class has an inquiry view, false if no

      *         inquiry view exists for the class

      */

     public boolean isInquirable(Class<?> dataObjectClass);

     /**

      * Indicates whether the given data object class has an associated

      * <code>LookupView</code> configured and thus can have quickfinders

      * associated with the class

      *

      * @param dataObjectClass - object class to get lookup view for

      * @return boolean true if the class has an lookup view, false if no lookup

      *         view exists for the class

      */

     public boolean isLookupable(Class<?> dataObjectClass);

     /**

      * Indicates whether the given data object class has an associated

      * <code>MaintenanceView</code> configured

      *

      * @param dataObjectClass - object class to get maintenance view for

      * @return boolean true if the class has an maintenance view, false if no

      *         maintenance view exists for the class

      */

     public boolean isMaintainable(Class<?> dataObjectClass);

     /**

      * Attempts to find an associated <code>LookupView</code> for the

      * given data object class and if found returns the configured result

      * set limit, if multiple lookup views are found the default is used

      *

      * @param dataObjectClass - object class to get lookup view for

      * @return Integer configured result set limit for lookup, or null if not found (note

      *         property could also be null on the view itself)

      */

     public Integer getResultSetLimitForLookup(Class<?> dataObjectClass);

 }