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  * Copyright 2007-2008 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.ken.service;

 import java.util.Collection;

 import org.kuali.rice.ken.bo.NotificationContentType;

 /**

  * Service for accessing {@link NotificationContentType}s

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

  */

 public interface NotificationContentTypeService {

     /**

      * This method retrieves a NotificationContentType by name.

      * @param name The name of the content type

      * @return NotificationContentType

      */

     public NotificationContentType getNotificationContentType(String name);

     /**

      * This method saves a NotificationContentType object instance to the DB, creating a new, current,

      * version if one already exists.  Note that this means that this API cannot be used to modify

      * the data of an existing content type record.

      * @param contentType The NotificationContentType instance to save.

      */

     public void saveNotificationContentType(NotificationContentType contentType);

     /**

      * This method returns all current NotificationContentTypes in the system.

      * @return Collection

      */

     public Collection<NotificationContentType> getAllCurrentContentTypes();

     /**

      * This method returns all versions of all NotificationContentTypes in the system.

      * @return Collection

      */

     public Collection<NotificationContentType> getAllContentTypes();

 }