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2    * Copyright 2005-2014 The Kuali Foundation
3    *
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15   */
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  import org.kuali.rice.krad.util.LegacyDataFramework;
23  
24  import java.util.List;
25  import java.util.Map;
26  
27  /**
28   * Defines methods that a Persistence Service must provide. PersistenceMetadataService provides access to
29   * persistence-layer information about persistable classes
30   * @deprecated use new KRAD Data framework {@link org.kuali.rice.krad.data.DataObjectService}
31   * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
32   */
33  @Deprecated
34  @LegacyDataFramework
35  public interface PersistenceStructureService {
36      /**
37       * @param clazz
38       * @return true if the given Class is persistable (is known to OJB)
39       */
40      public boolean isPersistable(Class clazz);
41  
42      /**
43       * @param clazz Class whose primary key field names you want to list
44       * @return a List of field names for the given class which are designated as key fields in the OJB repository file
45       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Class is null
46       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
47       */
48      public List listPrimaryKeyFieldNames(Class clazz);
49  
50  
51      /**
52       * @param clazz Class whose field names you want to list
53       * @return a List of field names for the given class in the OJB repository file
54       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Class is null
55       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
56       */
57      public List listFieldNames(Class clazz);
58  
59  
60      /**
61       * @param clazz whose primary key field name, anonymous key marking is requested for
62       * @return a Map containing the primary key name as the key and Boolean indicating whether or not the pk is marked as anonymous
63       *         in the obj repository file
64       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
65       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
66       */
67      /* No references - https://test.kuali.org/confluence/x/SYCf
68      public Map getPrimaryKeyFieldAnonymousMarking(Class clazz);
69  	*/
70      
71      /**
72       * 
73       * This method returns a List of Strings, each containing the field name of one of the primary keys, as defined in the ORM
74       * layer.
75       * 
76       * @param clazz - Class whose primary key field names are requested
77       * @return A List of Strings, each containing the field name of the primary key
78       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
79       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
80       * 
81       */
82      public List getPrimaryKeys(Class clazz);
83  
84      /**
85       * @param persistableObject
86       * @return true if all primary key fields of the string have a non-null (and non-empty, for Strings) value
87       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
88       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
89       */
90      public boolean hasPrimaryKeyFieldValues(Object persistableObject);
91  
92      /**
93       * @param persistableObject object whose primary key fields need to be cleared
94       * @return the object whose primary key fields have just been cleared
95       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Object is null
96       * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given object is of a type not described in the OJB repository
97       */
98      public Object clearPrimaryKeyFields(Object persistableObject);
99  
100 
101     /**
102      * @param superclazz class whose persistable subclasses (or interface whose implementors) will be returned
103      * @return a List of persistable Classes which extend or implement the given Class
104      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given class is null
105      */
106     public List listPersistableSubclasses(Class superclazz);
107 
108     /**
109      * @param persistableClass
110      * @param attributeName Name of an attribute used in the relationship
111      * @return BusinessObjectRelationship object containing information about the object type related via the named relationship of the
112      *         given class, or null if the persistence service can find no object type related via the named relationship
113      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given Class is null
114      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given relationshipName is blanks
115      * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.exception.ClassNotPersistableException if the given Class is a type not described in the OJB repository
116      */
117     public Map<String,DataObjectRelationship> getRelationshipMetadata(Class persistableClass, String attributeName, String attributePrefix );
118 
119     public Map<String,DataObjectRelationship> getRelationshipMetadata(Class persistableClass, String attributeName);
120     
121     public String getForeignKeyFieldName(Class persistableObjectClass, String attributeName, String pkName);
122 
123     /**
124      * Attempts to match the attribute name given for the class as a fk field to a reference class defined in the repository. Since
125      * a fk field can have references to many tables, this returns a list of all found.
126      * 
127      * @param persistableObjectClass
128      * @param attributeName
129      * @return Map with attribue name as key of map and class as value
130      */
131     public Map<String,Class> getReferencesForForeignKey(Class persistableObjectClass, String attributeName);
132 
133     /**
134      * 
135      * This method will return a Map of all the foreign key fields and the corresponding primary key fields for a given reference.
136      * 
137      * The Map structure is: Key(String fkFieldName) => Value(String pkFieldName)
138      * 
139      * @param clazz - Class that contains the named reference
140      * @param attributeName - Name of the member that is the reference you want foreign keys for
141      * @return returns a Map populated as described above, with one entry per foreign key field
142      * 
143      */
144     public Map getForeignKeysForReference(Class clazz, String attributeName);
145 
146     /**
147      * 
148      * This method is a PersistableBusinessObject specifific utility method. If the Class clazz passed in is a descendent of PersistableBusinessObject,
149      * and if the attributeName specified exists on the object, then the class of this
150      * attribute named will be returned.
151      * 
152      * @param clazz - class to be examined for the attribute's class
153      * @param attributeName - name of the class' attribute to be examined
154      * @return the class of the named attribute, if no exceptions occur
155      */
156     public Class<? extends PersistableBusinessObjectExtension> getBusinessObjectAttributeClass(Class<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> clazz, String attributeName);
157 
158     /**
159      * Builds a map of reference pk attributes back to the foreign key.
160      * 
161      * @param persistableObjectClass
162      * @return
163      */
164     public Map getNestedForeignKeyMap(Class persistableObjectClass);
165 
166     /**
167      * 
168      * This method checks the foreign keys for a reference on a given BO, and tests that all fk fields are populated if any are
169      * populated.
170      * 
171      * 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
172      * if they all have values. It also keeps a list of all the fieldNames that do not have values.
173      * 
174      * @param bo - A populated BusinessObject descendent. Must contain an attributed named referenceName.
175      * @param referenceName - The name of the field that is a reference we are analyzing.
176      * @return A populated ForeignKeyFieldsPopulation object which represents the state of population for the foreign key fields.
177      */
178     public ForeignKeyFieldsPopulationState getForeignKeyFieldsPopulationState(PersistableBusinessObject bo, String referenceName);
179 
180     /**
181      * 
182      * This method uses the persistence layer to determine the list of reference objects contained within this parent object. For
183      * example, an Account object contains sub-objects such as Chart, as well as the key that connects the two, String
184      * chartOfAccountsCode.
185      * 
186      * The return structure is: Map<referenceName, referenceClass>.
187      * 
188      * As an example, an Account object passed into this would return:
189      * 
190      * 0:['chartOfAccounts', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Chart] 1:['organization', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Org] etc.
191      * 
192      * @param boClass Class that would like to be analyzed for reference names
193      * @return Map containing the reference name for the key as a string, and the class of the reference as the value. If the object
194      *         contains no references, then this Map will be empty.
195      * 
196      */
197     public Map<String, Class> listReferenceObjectFields(Class boClass);
198 
199     /**
200      * 
201      * This method uses the persistence layer to determine the list of reference objects contained within this parent object. For
202      * example, an Account object contains sub-objects such as Chart, as well as the key that connects the two, String
203      * chartOfAccountsCode.
204      * 
205      * The return structure is: Map<referenceName, referenceClass>.
206      * 
207      * As an example, an Account object passed into this would return:
208      * 
209      * 0:['chartOfAccounts', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Chart] 1:['organization', org.kuali.module.chart.bo.Org] etc.
210      * 
211      * @param bo BusinessObject (or subclass) instance that would like to be analyzed for reference names
212      * @return Map containing the reference name for the key as a string, and the class of the reference as the value. If the object
213      *         contains no references, then this Map will be empty.
214      * 
215      */
216     public Map<String, Class> listReferenceObjectFields(PersistableBusinessObject bo);
217 
218     public Map<String, Class> listCollectionObjectTypes(Class boClass);
219     public Map<String, Class> listCollectionObjectTypes(PersistableBusinessObject bo);
220     
221     /**
222      * Returns whether there is a reference defined in the persistence layer with the given name.
223      * Depending on the type of underlying persistence mechanism, this method may or may not return true
224      * when the referenceName really refers to a collection type.
225      * 
226      * To determine whether a reference is a collection, use the hasCollection method instead.
227      * 
228      * In OJB, this method will return false for collection references.
229      * 
230      * @param boClass
231      * @param referenceName
232      * @return
233      */
234     public boolean hasReference(Class boClass, String referenceName);
235     
236     
237     /**
238      * Returns whether BOs of the given class have a collection defined within them with the given collection name.
239      * 
240      * @param boClass
241      * @param collectionName
242      * @return
243      */
244     public boolean hasCollection(Class boClass, String collectionName);
245     
246     public boolean isReferenceUpdatable(Class boClass, String referenceName);
247     public boolean isCollectionUpdatable(Class boClass, String collectionName);
248     
249     /**
250      * Returns a listing of the FK field mappings between a BO and the elements in a collection. Since this is in effect a 
251      * 1:n relationship, only the complete primary key set of the parent BO will be returned.
252      * 
253      * for example, assume Account BO has an "acctNbrForAcct" PK, and it has a list of subAccounts, 
254      * each of which has a ("acctNbrForSubAcct", "subAcctNbr") PK pair.
255      * 
256      * the Account PK will be mapped to some of the PK fields of the element list.  
257      * When called on the Account BO class with the "subAccounts" collection name, his method should return
258      * a map with a mapping of "acctNbrForAcct" (key) => "acctNbrForSubAcct"
259      * 
260      * @param boClass
261      * @param collectionName
262      * @return
263      */
264     public Map<String, String> getInverseForeignKeysForCollection(Class boClass, String collectionName);
265     
266     /**
267      * Returns the name of the table underlying the business object class
268      * 
269      * @param boClass
270      * @return
271      */
272     public String getTableName(Class<? extends PersistableBusinessObject> boClass);
273 }