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2    * Copyright 2005-2014 The Kuali Foundation
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16  package org.kuali.rice.krad.service;
17  
18  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.DataObjectRelationship;
19  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.PersistableBusinessObject;
20  import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.PersistableBusinessObjectExtension;
21  import org.kuali.rice.krad.util.ForeignKeyFieldsPopulationState;
22  
23  import java.util.List;
24  import java.util.Map;
25  
26  /**
27   * Defines methods that a Persistence Service must provide. PersistenceMetadataService provides access to
28   * persistence-layer information about persistable classes
29   *
30   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
31   */
32  public interface PersistenceStructureService {
33      /**
34       * @param clazz
35       * @return true if the given Class is persistable (is known to OJB)
36       */
37      public boolean isPersistable(Class clazz);
38  
39      /**
40       * @param clazz Class whose primary key field names you want to list
41       * @return a List of field names for the given class which are designated as key fields in the OJB repository file
42       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Class is null
43       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
44       */
45      public List listPrimaryKeyFieldNames(Class clazz);
46  
47  
48      /**
49       * @param clazz Class whose field names you want to list
50       * @return a List of field names for the given class in the OJB repository file
51       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Class is null
52       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
53       */
54      public List listFieldNames(Class clazz);
55  
56  
57      /**
58       * @param clazz whose primary key field name, anonymous key marking is requested for
59       * @return a Map containing the primary key name as the key and Boolean indicating whether or not the pk is marked as anonymous
60       *         in the obj repository file
61       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
62       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
63       */
64      /* No references - https://test.kuali.org/confluence/x/SYCf
65      public Map getPrimaryKeyFieldAnonymousMarking(Class clazz);
66  	*/
67      
68      /**
69       * 
70       * This method returns a List of Strings, each containing the field name of one of the primary keys, as defined in the ORM
71       * layer.
72       * 
73       * @param clazz - Class whose primary key field names are requested
74       * @return A List of Strings, each containing the field name of the primary key
75       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
76       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
77       * 
78       */
79      public List getPrimaryKeys(Class clazz);
80  
81      /**
82       * @param persistableObject
83       * @return true if all primary key fields of the string have a non-null (and non-empty, for Strings) value
84       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
85       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
86       */
87      public boolean hasPrimaryKeyFieldValues(Object persistableObject);
88  
89      /**
90       * @param persistableObject object whose primary key fields need to be cleared
91       * @return the object whose primary key fields have just been cleared
92       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
93       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
94       */
95      public Object clearPrimaryKeyFields(Object persistableObject);
96  
97  
98      /**
99       * @param superclazz class whose persistable subclasses (or interface whose implementors) will be returned
100      * @return a List of persistable Classes which extend or implement the given Class
101      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given class is null
102      */
103     public List listPersistableSubclasses(Class superclazz);
104 
105     /**
106      * @param persistableClass
107      * @param attributeName Name of an attribute used in the relationship
108      * @return BusinessObjectRelationship object containing information about the object type related via the named relationship of the
109      *         given class, or null if the persistence service can find no object type related via the named relationship
110      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Class is null
111      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given relationshipName is blanks
112      * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given Class is a type not described in the OJB repository
113      */
114     public Map<String,DataObjectRelationship> getRelationshipMetadata(Class persistableClass, String attributeName, String attributePrefix );
115 
116     public Map<String,DataObjectRelationship> getRelationshipMetadata(Class persistableClass, String attributeName);
117     
118     public String getForeignKeyFieldName(Class persistableObjectClass, String attributeName, String pkName);
119 
120     /**
121      * Attempts to match the attribute name given for the class as a fk field to a reference class defined in the repository. Since
122      * a fk field can have references to many tables, this returns a list of all found.
123      * 
124      * @param persistableObjectClass
125      * @param attributeName
126      * @return Map with attribue name as key of map and class as value
127      */
128     public Map<String,Class> getReferencesForForeignKey(Class persistableObjectClass, String attributeName);
129 
130     /**
131      * 
132      * This method will return a Map of all the foreign key fields and the corresponding primary key fields for a given reference.
133      * 
134      * The Map structure is: Key(String fkFieldName) => Value(String pkFieldName)
135      * 
136      * @param clazz - Class that contains the named reference
137      * @param attributeName - Name of the member that is the reference you want foreign keys for
138      * @return returns a Map populated as described above, with one entry per foreign key field
139      * 
140      */
141     public Map getForeignKeysForReference(Class clazz, String attributeName);
142 
143     /**
144      * 
145      * This method is a PersistableBusinessObject specifific utility method. If the Class clazz passed in is a descendent of PersistableBusinessObject,
146      * and if the attributeName specified exists on the object, then the class of this
147      * attribute named will be returned.
148      * 
149      * @param clazz - class to be examined for the attribute's class
150      * @param attributeName - name of the class' attribute to be examined
151      * @return the class of the named attribute, if no exceptions occur
152      */
153     public Class<? extends PersistableBusinessObjectExtension> getBusinessObjectAttributeClass(Class<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> clazz, String attributeName);
154 
155     /**
156      * Builds a map of reference pk attributes back to the foreign key.
157      * 
158      * @param persistableObjectClass
159      * @return
160      */
161     public Map getNestedForeignKeyMap(Class persistableObjectClass);
162 
163     /**
164      * 
165      * This method checks the foreign keys for a reference on a given BO, and tests that all fk fields are populated if any are
166      * populated.
167      * 
168      * In other words, for a given reference, it finds all the attributes of the BO that make up the foreign keys, and checks to see
169      * if they all have values. It also keeps a list of all the fieldNames that do not have values.
170      * 
171      * @param bo - A populated BusinessObject descendent. Must contain an attributed named referenceName.
172      * @param referenceName - The name of the field that is a reference we are analyzing.
173      * @return A populated ForeignKeyFieldsPopulation object which represents the state of population for the foreign key fields.
174      */
175     public ForeignKeyFieldsPopulationState getForeignKeyFieldsPopulationState(PersistableBusinessObject bo, String referenceName);
176 
177     /**
178      * 
179      * This method uses the persistence layer to determine the list of reference objects contained within this parent object. For
180      * example, an Account object contains sub-objects such as Chart, as well as the key that connects the two, String
181      * chartOfAccountsCode.
182      * 
183      * The return structure is: Map<referenceName, referenceClass>.
184      * 
185      * As an example, an Account object passed into this would return:
186      * 
187      * 0:['chartOfAccounts', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Chart] 1:['organization', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Org] etc.
188      * 
189      * @param boClass Class that would like to be analyzed for reference names
190      * @return Map containing the reference name for the key as a string, and the class of the reference as the value. If the object
191      *         contains no references, then this Map will be empty.
192      * 
193      */
194     public Map<String, Class> listReferenceObjectFields(Class boClass);
195 
196     /**
197      * 
198      * This method uses the persistence layer to determine the list of reference objects contained within this parent object. For
199      * example, an Account object contains sub-objects such as Chart, as well as the key that connects the two, String
200      * chartOfAccountsCode.
201      * 
202      * The return structure is: Map<referenceName, referenceClass>.
203      * 
204      * As an example, an Account object passed into this would return:
205      * 
206      * 0:['chartOfAccounts', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Chart] 1:['organization', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Org] etc.
207      * 
208      * @param bo BusinessObject (or subclass) instance that would like to be analyzed for reference names
209      * @return Map containing the reference name for the key as a string, and the class of the reference as the value. If the object
210      *         contains no references, then this Map will be empty.
211      * 
212      */
213     public Map<String, Class> listReferenceObjectFields(PersistableBusinessObject bo);
214 
215     public Map<String, Class> listCollectionObjectTypes(Class boClass);
216     public Map<String, Class> listCollectionObjectTypes(PersistableBusinessObject bo);
217     
218     /**
219      * Returns whether there is a reference defined in the persistence layer with the given name.
220      * Depending on the type of underlying persistence mechanism, this method may or may not return true
221      * when the referenceName really refers to a collection type.
222      * 
223      * To determine whether a reference is a collection, use the hasCollection method instead.
224      * 
225      * In OJB, this method will return false for collection references.
226      * 
227      * @param boClass
228      * @param referenceName
229      * @return
230      */
231     public boolean hasReference(Class boClass, String referenceName);
232     
233     
234     /**
235      * Returns whether BOs of the given class have a collection defined within them with the given collection name.
236      * 
237      * @param boClass
238      * @param collectionName
239      * @return
240      */
241     public boolean hasCollection(Class boClass, String collectionName);
242     
243     public boolean isReferenceUpdatable(Class boClass, String referenceName);
244     public boolean isCollectionUpdatable(Class boClass, String collectionName);
245     
246     /**
247      * Returns a listing of the FK field mappings between a BO and the elements in a collection. Since this is in effect a 
248      * 1:n relationship, only the complete primary key set of the parent BO will be returned.
249      * 
250      * for example, assume Account BO has an "acctNbrForAcct" PK, and it has a list of subAccounts, 
251      * each of which has a ("acctNbrForSubAcct", "subAcctNbr") PK pair.
252      * 
253      * the Account PK will be mapped to some of the PK fields of the element list.  
254      * When called on the Account BO class with the "subAccounts" collection name, his method should return
255      * a map with a mapping of "acctNbrForAcct" (key) => "acctNbrForSubAcct"
256      * 
257      * @param boClass
258      * @param collectionName
259      * @return
260      */
261     public Map<String, String> getInverseForeignKeysForCollection(Class boClass, String collectionName);
262     
263     /**
264      * Returns the name of the table underlying the business object class
265      * 
266      * @param boClass
267      * @return
268      */
269     public String getTableName(Class<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> boClass);
270 }