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2    * Copyright 2005-2012 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.krad.bo.BusinessObject;
19  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.ExternalizableBusinessObject;
20  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.ModuleConfiguration;
21  import org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.BusinessObjectEntry;
22  import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
23  import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware;
24  
25  import java.util.List;
26  import java.util.Map;
27  import java.util.Properties;
28  
29  /**
30   * Defines service methods for module services
31   *
32   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
33   */
34  public interface ModuleService extends InitializingBean, ApplicationContextAware {
35  
36      /**
37       * This method returns the module configuration.
38       *
39       * @return
40       */
41      public ModuleConfiguration getModuleConfiguration();
42  
43      /**
44       * This method determines whether this service is responsible for the business object class passed in, or not.
45       *
46       * @param businessObjectClass
47       * @return
48       */
49      public boolean isResponsibleFor(Class businessObjectClass);
50  
51      /**
52       * This method determines whether this service is responsible for the given jobname, or not.
53       *
54       * @param jobName
55       * @return
56       */
57      public boolean isResponsibleForJob(String jobName);
58  
59      /**
60       * This method returns the list of primary keys for the EBO.
61       *
62       * @param businessObjectInterfaceClass
63       * @return
64       */
65      public List listPrimaryKeyFieldNames(Class businessObjectInterfaceClass);
66  
67      /**
68       * This method returns a list of alternate primary keys.  This is used when the "real" primary
69       * key is not the only one that can be used.  For example, documentType has "documentTypeId"
70       * as its primary key, but the "name" could also be used.
71       * A List of Lists is returned because because there can be component keys:
72       * Ex:
73       * {name, date}
74       * {department, personId}
75       *
76       * @param businessObjectInterfaceClass
77       * @return List of List of Strings.
78       */
79      public List<List<String>> listAlternatePrimaryKeyFieldNames(Class businessObjectInterfaceClass);
80  
81      /**
82       * This method gets the business object dictionary entry for the passed in externalizable business object class.
83       *
84       * @param businessObjectInterfaceClass
85       * @return
86       */
87      public BusinessObjectEntry getExternalizableBusinessObjectDictionaryEntry(Class businessObjectInterfaceClass);
88  
89      /**
90       * This method gets the externalizable business object, given its type and a map of primary keys and values
91       *
92       * @param businessObjectClass
93       * @param fieldValues
94       * @return
95       */
96      public <T extends ExternalizableBusinessObject> T getExternalizableBusinessObject(Class<T> businessObjectClass,
97              Map<String, Object> fieldValues);
98  
99      /**
100      * This method gets the list of externalizable business objects, given its type and a map of primary keys and
101      * values.
102      *
103      * @param businessObjectClass
104      * @param fieldValues
105      * @return
106      */
107     public <T extends ExternalizableBusinessObject> List<T> getExternalizableBusinessObjectsList(
108             Class<T> businessObjectClass, Map<String, Object> fieldValues);
109 
110     /**
111      * This method gets the list of externalizable business objects for lookup, given its type and a map of primary keys
112      * and values.
113      *
114      * @param <T>
115      * @param businessObjectClass
116      * @param fieldValues
117      * @param unbounded
118      * @return
119      */
120     public <T extends ExternalizableBusinessObject> List<T> getExternalizableBusinessObjectsListForLookup(
121             Class<T> businessObjectClass, Map<String, Object> fieldValues, boolean unbounded);
122 
123     /**
124      * Returns a URL so that the inquiry framework may redirect a user to the appropriate (possibly
125      * external) website at which to view inquiry information
126      *
127      * @param inquiryDataObjectClass - a {@link ExternalizableBusinessObject} managed by this module
128      * @param parameters - any inquiry parameters, and the primary key values of the inquiry class would be
129      * in here
130      * @return String URL where externalizable object information may be viewed
131      */
132     public String getExternalizableDataObjectInquiryUrl(Class<?> inquiryDataObjectClass, Properties parameters);
133 
134     /**
135      * Returns a URL so that the lookup framework may redirect a user to the appropriate (possibly
136      * external) website at which to the data for the object may be searched
137      *
138      * @param inquiryDataObjectClass - a {@link ExternalizableBusinessObject} managed by this module
139      * @param parameters - any parameters for the lookup call
140      * @return String URL where externalizable object information may be searched
141      */
142     public String getExternalizableDataObjectLookupUrl(Class<?> inquiryDataObjectClass, Properties parameters);
143 
144     /**
145      * This method returns a URL so that the inquiry framework may redirect a user to the appropriate (possibly
146      * external) website
147      * at which to view inquiry information.
148      *
149      * @param inquiryBusinessObjectClass a {@link ExternalizableBusinessObject} managed by this module
150      * @param parameters any inquiry parameters, and the primary key values of the inquiryBusinessObjectClass would be
151      * in here
152      * @return a URL where externalizable business object information may be viewed.
153      * @deprecated legacy KNS call, replaced by {@link #getExternalizableDataObjectInquiryUrl(Class, java.util.Properties)}
154      * in KRAD
155      */
156     @Deprecated
157     public String getExternalizableBusinessObjectInquiryUrl(Class inquiryBusinessObjectClass,
158             Map<String, String[]> parameters);
159 
160     /**
161      * This method gets the lookup url for the given externalizable business object properties.
162      *
163      * @param parameters
164      * @return
165      * @deprecated legacy KNS call, replaced by {@link #getExternalizableDataObjectLookupUrl(Class, java.util.Properties)}
166      * in KRAD
167      */
168     @Deprecated
169     public String getExternalizableBusinessObjectLookupUrl(Class inquiryBusinessObjectClass,
170             Map<String, String> parameters);
171 
172     /**
173      * This method retrieves the externalizable business object, if it is not already populated
174      * with the matching primary key values.
175      *
176      * @param businessObject
177      * @param currentInstanceExternalizableBO
178      * @param externalizableRelationshipName
179      * @return
180      */
181     public <T extends ExternalizableBusinessObject> T retrieveExternalizableBusinessObjectIfNecessary(
182             BusinessObject businessObject, T currentInstanceExternalizableBO, String externalizableRelationshipName);
183 
184     /**
185      * This method retrieves a list of externalizable business objects given a business object,
186      * name of the relationship between the business object and the externalizable business object, and
187      * the externalizable business object class.
188      *
189      * @param businessObject
190      * @param externalizableRelationshipName
191      * @param externalizableClazz
192      * @return
193      */
194     public <T extends ExternalizableBusinessObject> List<T> retrieveExternalizableBusinessObjectsList(
195             BusinessObject businessObject, String externalizableRelationshipName, Class<T> externalizableClazz);
196 
197     /**
198      * This method determines whether or not a bo class is externalizable.
199      *
200      * @param boClass
201      * @return
202      */
203     public boolean isExternalizable(Class boClass);
204 
205     /**
206      * @param boClass
207      * @return
208      */
209     public boolean isExternalizableBusinessObjectLookupable(Class boClass);
210 
211     /**
212      * @param boClass
213      * @return
214      */
215     public boolean isExternalizableBusinessObjectInquirable(Class boClass);
216 
217     /**
218      * @param <T>
219      * @param boClass
220      * @return
221      */
222     public <T extends ExternalizableBusinessObject> T createNewObjectFromExternalizableClass(Class<T> boClass);
223 
224     /**
225      * For a given ExternalizableBusinessObject interface, return the implementation class provided by this module.
226      */
227     public <E extends ExternalizableBusinessObject> Class<E> getExternalizableBusinessObjectImplementation(
228             Class<E> externalizableBusinessObjectInterface);
229 
230     /**
231      * This method determines whether or not this module is currently locked
232      */
233     public boolean isLocked();
234 
235     /**
236      * This method determines whether or not the central rice server should be used for lookups.
237      * 
238      * @return
239      */
240     public boolean goToCentralRiceForInquiry();
241 }
242