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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2007-2009 The Kuali Foundation
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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16  package org.kuali.rice.krad.service;
17  
18  import org.kuali.rice.core.api.component.Component;
19  import org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.AttributeDefinition;
20  
21  import java.util.List;
22  
23  /**
24   * This service handles mediation between all RiceApplicationConfiguration services that are
25   * deployed in all Rice client applications on the bus.  It's responsible for identifying
26   * which RiceApplicationConfiguration services to contact and dispatching service calls
27   * to them to properly implement the methods on the service.
28   * 
29   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
30   *
31   */
32  public interface RiceApplicationConfigurationMediationService {
33  
34  	/**
35  	 * Returns the configuration parameter value for the given applicationId and parameterName.
36  	 * The applicationId is used to determine which RiceApplicationConfigurationService to
37  	 * call by looking up the applicationNamespaceCode associated with it's applicationId.
38  	 * 
39  	 * @param applicationId
40  	 * @param parameterName
41  	 * @return
42  	 */
43  	String getConfigurationParameter(String applicationId, String parameterName);
44  
45  	/**
46  	 * Returns the non-database components that have been published by all Rice client applications.
47  	 */
48  	List<Component> getNonDatabaseComponents();
49      
50      /**
51  	 * This method will return the attribute definition from the local data dictionary of the
52  	 * application which supports that business object.  If not present in any application
53  	 * attached to the bus, this method will return null.
54  	 * 
55  	 * This method also returns null if the given attribute definition can not be found on the business object.
56       */
57      AttributeDefinition getBusinessObjectAttributeDefinition( String businessObjectClassName, String attributeName );
58      
59      String getBaseLookupUrl( String businessObjectClassName );
60      String getBaseInquiryUrl( String businessObjectClassName );
61  	String getBaseHelpUrl( String businessObjectClassName );
62  }