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16 package org.kuali.rice.krad.document;
17
18 import org.kuali.rice.kew.framework.postprocessor.ActionTakenEvent;
19 import org.kuali.rice.kew.framework.postprocessor.DocumentRouteLevelChange;
20 import org.kuali.rice.kew.framework.postprocessor.DocumentRouteStatusChange;
21 import org.kuali.rice.kim.api.identity.Person;
22 import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.AdHocRoutePerson;
23 import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.AdHocRouteWorkgroup;
24 import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.DocumentHeader;
25 import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.Note;
26 import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.PersistableBusinessObject;
27 import org.kuali.rice.krad.document.authorization.PessimisticLock;
28 import org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ValidationException;
29 import org.kuali.rice.krad.rules.rule.event.KualiDocumentEvent;
30 import org.kuali.rice.krad.service.DocumentSerializerService;
31 import org.kuali.rice.krad.util.NoteType;
32 import org.kuali.rice.krad.util.documentserializer.PropertySerializabilityEvaluator;
33 import org.kuali.rice.krad.workflow.KualiDocumentXmlMaterializer;
34
35 import java.util.List;
36 import java.util.Map;
37
38
39 /**
40 * This is the Document interface. All entities that are regarded as "eDocs" in the system, including Maintenance documents and
41 * Transaction Processing documents should implement this interface as it defines methods that are necessary to interact with the
42 * underlying frameworks and components (i.e. notes, attachments, workflow, etc).
43 *
44 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
45 */
46 public interface Document extends PersistableBusinessObject {
47
48 /**
49 * This retrieves the standard <code>DocumentHeader</code> object, which contains standard meta-data about a document.
50 *
51 * @return document header since all docs will have a document header
52 */
53 public DocumentHeader getDocumentHeader();
54
55 /**
56 * Sets the associated <code>DocumentHeader</code> for this document.
57 *
58 * @param documentHeader
59 */
60 public void setDocumentHeader(DocumentHeader documentHeader);
61
62 /**
63 * All documents have a document header id. This is the quick accessor to that unique identifier and should return the same
64 * value as documentHeader.getDocumentHeaderId().
65 *
66 * @return doc header id
67 */
68 public String getDocumentNumber();
69
70 /**
71 * setter for document header id
72 *
73 * @param documentHeaderId
74 */
75 public void setDocumentNumber(String documentHeaderId);
76
77 /**
78 * This is the method to integrate with workflow, where we will actually populate the workflow defined data structure(s) so that
79 * workflow can routed based on this data. This method is responsible for passing over the proper Kuali (client system) data
80 * that will be used by workflow to determine how the document is actually routed.
81 */
82 public void populateDocumentForRouting();
83
84 /**
85 * This is a method where we can get the xml of a document that the workflow system will use to base it's routing and search
86 * attributes on.
87 *
88 * @return the document serialized to an xml string
89 */
90 public String serializeDocumentToXml();
91
92 /**
93 * This method is used to get the xml that should be used in a Route Report. In it's default implementation this will call the
94 * methods prepareForSave() and populateDocumentForRouting().
95 */
96 public String getXmlForRouteReport();
97
98 /**
99 * method to integrate with workflow, where we will actually handle the transitions of levels for documents
100 */
101 public void doRouteLevelChange(DocumentRouteLevelChange levelChangeEvent);
102
103 /**
104 * method to integrate with workflow where we will be able to perform logic for an action taken being performed on a document
105 */
106 public void doActionTaken(ActionTakenEvent event);
107
108 /**
109 * This method will be called after the Workflow engine has completely finished processing a document.
110 *
111 * @param successfullyProcessed - true if the document was processed successfully, false otherwise
112 */
113 public void afterWorkflowEngineProcess(boolean successfullyProcessed);
114
115 /**
116 * This method will be called before the Workflow engine has begun processing a document.
117 */
118 public void beforeWorkflowEngineProcess();
119
120 /**
121 * This method will be called before the Workflow engine has begun processing a document.
122 */
123 public List<String> getWorkflowEngineDocumentIdsToLock();
124
125 /**
126 * Getter method to get the document title as it will appear in and be searchable in workflow.
127 */
128 public String getDocumentTitle();
129
130 /**
131 * getter method to get the list of ad hoc route persons associated with a document at a point in time, this list is only valid
132 * for a given users version of a document as this state is only persisted in workflow itself when someone takes an action on a
133 * document
134 */
135 public List<AdHocRoutePerson> getAdHocRoutePersons();
136
137 /**
138 * getter method to get the list of ad hoc route workgroups associated with a document at a point in time, this list is only
139 * valid for a given users version of a document as this state is only persisted in workflow itself when someone takes an action
140 * on a document
141 */
142 public List<AdHocRouteWorkgroup> getAdHocRouteWorkgroups();
143
144 /**
145 * setter method to set the list of ad hoc route persons associated with a document at a point in time, this list is only valid
146 * for a given users version of a document as this state is only persisted in workflow itself when someone takes an action on a
147 * document
148 *
149 * @param adHocRoutePersons
150 */
151 public void setAdHocRoutePersons(List<AdHocRoutePerson> adHocRoutePersons);
152
153 /**
154 * setter method to set the list of ad hoc route workgroups associated with a document at a point in time, this list is only
155 * valid for a given users version of a document as this state is only persisted in workflow itself when someone takes an action
156 * on a document
157 *
158 * @param adHocRouteWorkgroups
159 */
160 public void setAdHocRouteWorkgroups(List<AdHocRouteWorkgroup> adHocRouteWorkgroups);
161
162 /**
163 * This method provides a hook that will be called before the document is saved. This method is useful for applying document
164 * level data to children. For example, if someone changes data at the document level, and that data needs to be propagated to
165 * child objects or child lists of objects, you can use this method to update the child object or iterate through the list of
166 * child objects and apply the document level data to them. Any document that follows this paradigm will need to make use of
167 * this method to apply all of those changes.
168 */
169 public void prepareForSave();
170
171 /**
172 * Sends document off to the rules engine to verify business rules.
173 *
174 * @param event - indicates which document event was requested
175 * @throws ValidationException - containing the MessageMap from the validation session.
176 */
177 public void validateBusinessRules(KualiDocumentEvent event);
178
179 /**
180 * Do any work on the document that requires the KualiDocumentEvent before the save.
181 *
182 * @param event - indicates which document event was requested
183 */
184 public void prepareForSave(KualiDocumentEvent event);
185
186 /**
187 * Do any work on the document after the save.
188 *
189 * @param event - indicates which document event was requested
190 */
191 public void postProcessSave(KualiDocumentEvent event);
192
193 /**
194 * This method provides a hook that will be called after a document is retrieved, but before it is returned from the
195 * DocumentService.
196 */
197 public void processAfterRetrieve();
198
199 /**
200 * This method returns whether or not this document can be copied.
201 *
202 * @return True if it can be copied, false if not.
203 */
204 public boolean getAllowsCopy();
205
206 /**
207 * Generate any necessary events required during the save event generation
208 *
209 * @return a list of document events that were triggered by the save event
210 */
211 public List<KualiDocumentEvent> generateSaveEvents();
212
213 /**
214 * Handle the doRouteStatusChange event from the post processor
215 *
216 */
217 public void doRouteStatusChange(DocumentRouteStatusChange statusChangeEvent);
218
219 /**
220 * Returns the note type which should be used for notes associated with this document.
221 * This method should never return null.
222 *
223 * @return the note type supported by this document, this value should never be null
224 */
225 public NoteType getNoteType();
226
227 /**
228 * Return the target PersistableBusinessObject that notes associated with this document should be attached to.
229 * In general, this method should never return null. However, it is permissible that it will return a
230 * business object which has not been persisted yet (and therefore does not have it's unique object id
231 * established). This is only valid in cases where the note type is {@link NoteType#BUSINESS_OBJECT}.
232 *
233 * In these cases it's the responsibility for implementers of the Document interface to handle storing transient
234 * copies of the document notes (in XML or otherwise) until the underlying note target has been persisted and can be attached
235 * to the document's notes via it's object id.
236 *
237 * @return the PersistableBusinessObject with which notes on this document should be associated
238 */
239 public PersistableBusinessObject getNoteTarget();
240
241 /**
242 * Adds the given Note to the document's list of Notes.
243 *
244 * @param note the Note to add, must be non-null
245 */
246 public void addNote(Note note);
247
248 /**
249 * Returns a mutable list of all notes on the document.
250 *
251 * @return the list of notes associated with this document, if this document has no notes then an empty list will be returned
252 */
253 public List<Note> getNotes();
254
255 /**
256 * Sets the document's list of notes to the given list.
257 *
258 * @param notes the list of notes to set on the document, must be non-null
259 */
260 public void setNotes(List<Note> notes);
261
262 /**
263 * Retrieves the note at the given index.
264 *
265 * @param index the zero-based index of the note to retrieve
266 * @return the note located at the given index
267 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
268 */
269 public Note getNote(int index);
270
271 /**
272 * Removes the given note from the document's list of notes.
273 *
274 * @param note the note to remove from the document's list of notes, must be non-null
275 * @return true if the note was successfully removed, false if the list did not contain the given note
276 */
277 public boolean removeNote(Note note);
278
279 /**
280 * This method gets a list of the {@link PessimisticLock} objects associated with this document
281 *
282 */
283 public List<PessimisticLock> getPessimisticLocks();
284
285 /**
286 * This method updates the list of {@link PessimisticLock} objects on the document if changes could
287 * have been made
288 */
289 public void refreshPessimisticLocks();
290
291 /**
292 * This method adds a new {@link PessimisticLock} to the document
293 *
294 * NOTE: LOCKS ADDED VIA THIS METHOD WILL NOT BE SAVED WITH THE DOCUMENT
295 *
296 * @param lock - the lock to add to the document
297 */
298 public void addPessimisticLock(PessimisticLock lock);
299
300 /**
301 * This is a method that is used by Kuali Pessimistic Locking to get the names (method to call values)
302 * of the {@link KualiDocumentActionBase} methods that should release locks
303 *
304 * @return the list of method names of an action that should clear locks for the current user
305 */
306 public List<String> getLockClearningMethodNames();
307 /**
308 * Returns an evaluator object that determines whether a given property relative to the root object ({@link #wrapDocumentWithMetadataForXmlSerialization()}
309 * is serializable during the document serialization process.
310 *
311 * @return a fully initialized evaluator object, ready to be used for workflow routing
312 *
313 * @see DocumentSerializerService
314 * @see #wrapDocumentWithMetadataForXmlSerialization()
315 */
316
317 public String getBasePathToDocumentDuringSerialization();
318
319 /**
320 * Returns an evaluator object that determines whether a given property relative to the root object ({@link #wrapDocumentWithMetadataForXmlSerialization()}
321 * is serializable during the document serialization process.
322 *
323 * @return a fully initialized evaluator object, ready to be used for workflow routing
324 *
325 * @see DocumentSerializerService
326 * @see #wrapDocumentWithMetadataForXmlSerialization()
327 */
328 public PropertySerializabilityEvaluator getDocumentPropertySerizabilityEvaluator();
329
330 /**
331 * This method will return the root object to be serialized for workflow routing. If necessary, this method will wrap this document object with a wrapper (i.e. contains a reference back to this document). This
332 * wrapper may also contain references to additional objects that provide metadata useful to the workflow engine.
333 *
334 * If no wrappers are necessary, then this object may return "this"
335 *
336 * @return a wrapper object (most likely containing a reference to "this"), or "this" itself.
337 * @see KualiDocumentXmlMaterializer
338 */
339 public Object wrapDocumentWithMetadataForXmlSerialization();
340
341 /**
342 * This method returns whether or not this document supports custom lock descriptors for pessimistic locking.
343 *
344 * @return True if the document can generate custom lock descriptors, false otherwise.
345 * @see #getCustomLockDescriptor(Map, Person)
346 */
347 public boolean useCustomLockDescriptors();
348
349 /**
350 * Generates a custom lock descriptor for pessimistic locking. This method should not be called unless {@link #useCustomLockDescriptors()} returns true.
351 *
352 * @param user The user trying to establish the lock.
353 * @return A String representing the lock descriptor.
354 * @see #useCustomLockDescriptors()
355 * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.service.PessimisticLockService
356 * @see org.kuali.rice.krad.service.impl.PessimisticLockServiceImpl
357 */
358 public String getCustomLockDescriptor(Person user);
359 }