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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.kcb.deliverer;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import org.kuali.rice.kcb.bo.MessageDelivery;

 import org.kuali.rice.kcb.api.exception.MessageDeliveryException;

 import org.kuali.rice.kcb.api.exception.MessageDismissalException;

 /**

  * A NotificationMessageDeliverer interface specialization that should be implemented

  * by deliverers which can deliver messages in bulk.  This interface needs to exist

  * distinct from NotificationMessageDeliverer because processing in the two cases

  * will be different.  In the bulk case, the deliveries will be performed in a single

  * transaction.

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

  */

 public interface BulkMessageDeliverer extends MessageDeliverer {

     /**

      * This method is responsible for delivering a series of messageDelivery records

      * @param messageDeliveries The messageDeliveries to process

      * @throws MessageDeliveryException

      */

     public void bulkDeliver(Collection<MessageDelivery> messageDeliveries) throws MessageDeliveryException;

     /**

      * This method is responsible for dismissing a series of messageDelivery records

      * @param messageDeliveries The messageDeliveries to process

      * @throws MessageDeliveryException

      */

     public void bulkDismiss(Collection<MessageDelivery> messageDeliveries) throws MessageDismissalException;

 }