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1   /**
2    * Copyright 2005-2013 The Kuali Foundation
3    *
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16  package org.kuali.rice.kns.lookup;
17  
18  import java.util.Collection;
19  import java.util.Set;
20  
21  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.BusinessObject;
22  
23  /**
24   * Contract for strategies which can help LokoupResultsService with aspects (mainly id generation and result lookup) of multi value lookup support 
25   * 
26   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
27   *
28   */
29  public interface LookupResultsSupportStrategyService {
30  
31  	/**
32  	 * Returns a list of BOs that were selected.
33  	 * 
34  	 * This implementation makes an attempt to retrieve all BOs with the given object IDs, unless they have been deleted or the object ID changed.
35  	 * Since data may have changed since the search, the returned BOs may not match the criteria used to search.
36  	 * 
37  	 * @param lookupResultsSequenceNumber the sequence number identifying the lookup results in the database
38  	 * @param boClass the class of the business object to retrieve
39  	 * @param personId the id of the principal performing this search
40  	 * @param lookupResultsService an implementation of the lookupResultsService to do some of the dirty work...
41  	 * @return a Collection of retrieved BusinessObjects
42  	 * @throws Exception if anything goes wrong...well, just blow up, okay?
43  	 */
44      public abstract <T extends BusinessObject> Collection<T> retrieveSelectedResultBOs(Class<T> boClass, Set<String> lookupIds) throws Exception;
45      
46      /**
47       * Generates a String id which is used as an id on a checkbox for result rows returning the business object in a multiple value lookup
48       * 
49       * @param businessObject the lookup to generate an id for
50       * @return the String id
51       */
52      public abstract String getLookupIdForBusinessObject(BusinessObject businessObject);
53      
54      /**
55       * Determines if the given class is supported by this strategy
56       * 
57       * @param boClass the class to test the determination on
58       * @return true if this strategy supports it, false otherwise
59       */
60      public abstract boolean qualifiesForStrategy(Class<? extends BusinessObject> boClass);
61  }