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1   /**
2    * Copyright 2005-2013 The Kuali Foundation
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
8    * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ecl2.php
9    *
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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15   */
16  package org.kuali.rice.core.api.criteria;
17  
18  public interface CriteriaLookupService {
19  
20      /**
21       * Looks up a type based on a query criteria.
22       *
23       * @param queryClass the class to lookup
24       * @param criteria the criteria to lookup against. cannot be null.
25       * @param <T> the type that is being looked up.
26       * @return the results. will never be null.
27       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the criteria is null
28       */
29      <T> GenericQueryResults<T> lookup(final Class<T> queryClass, final QueryByCriteria criteria);
30  
31      /**
32       * Looks up a type based on a query criteria.
33       *
34       * @param queryClass the class to lookup
35       * @param criteria the criteria to lookup against. cannot be null.
36       * @param <T> the type that is being looked up.
37       * @return the results. will never be null.
38       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the criteria is null
39       */
40      <T> GenericQueryResults<T> lookup(final Class<T> queryClass, final QueryByCriteria criteria, final LookupCustomizer<T> customizer);
41  }