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2 * Copyright 2005-2015 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.
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9 *
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15 */
16 package org.kuali.rice.krms.impl.repository;
17
18 import org.kuali.rice.krms.api.repository.language.NaturalLanguageUsage;
19 import java.util.List;
20
21 /**
22 * This is the interface for accessing repository {@link NaturalLanguageUsageBo} related business objects.
23 *
24 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
25 *
26 */
27 public interface NaturalLanguageUsageBoService {
28
29
30 /**
31 * This will create a {@link NaturalLanguageUsage} exactly like the parameter passed in.
32 *
33 * @param naturalLanguageUsage The NaturalLanguageUsage to create.
34 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the NaturalLanguageUsage is null.
35 * @throws IllegalStateException if the NaturalLanguageUsage already exists in the system.
36 * @return a {@link NaturalLanguageUsage} exactly like the parameter passed in.
37 *
38 */
39 public NaturalLanguageUsage createNaturalLanguageUsage(NaturalLanguageUsage naturalLanguageUsage);
40
41 /**
42 * Retrieves a NaturalLanguageUsage from the repository based on the given id.
43 *
44 * @param naturalLanguageUsageId to retrieve.
45 * @return a {@link NaturalLanguageUsage} identified by the given id.
46 * A null reference is returned if an invalid or non-existent id is supplied.
47 *
48 */
49 public NaturalLanguageUsage getNaturalLanguageUsage(String naturalLanguageUsageId);
50
51 /**
52 * Retrieves a NaturalLanguageUsage from the repository based on the given namespace and name.
53 *
54 * @param namespace of the NaturalLanguageUsage to retrieve.
55 * @param name of the NaturalLanguageUsage to retrieve.
56 * @return a {@link NaturalLanguageUsage} identified by the given namespace and name.
57 * A null reference is returned if the repository does not contain a NaturalLanguageUsage with the given namespace
58 * and name.
59 *
60 */
61 public NaturalLanguageUsage getNaturalLanguageUsageByName(String namespace, String name);
62
63 /**
64 * This will update an existing {@link NaturalLanguageUsage}.
65 *
66 * @param naturalLanguageUsage The NaturalLanguageUsage to update.
67 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the NaturalLanguageUsage is null.
68 * @throws IllegalStateException if the NaturalLanguageUsage does not exists in the system.
69 *
70 */
71 public NaturalLanguageUsage updateNaturalLanguageUsage(NaturalLanguageUsage naturalLanguageUsage);
72
73 /**
74 * Delete the {@link NaturalLanguageUsage} with the given id.
75 *
76 * @param naturalLanguageUsageId to delete.
77 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the NaturalLanguageUsage is null.
78 * @throws IllegalStateException if the NaturalLanguageUsage does not exists in the system
79 *
80 */
81 public void deleteNaturalLanguageUsage(String naturalLanguageUsageId);
82
83 public List<NaturalLanguageUsage> findNaturalLanguageUsagesByName(String name);
84
85 public List<NaturalLanguageUsage> findNaturalLanguageUsagesByDescription(String description);
86
87 public List<NaturalLanguageUsage> findNaturalLanguageUsagesByNamespace(String namespace);
88
89 /**
90 * Converts a mutable {@link NaturalLanguageUsageBo} to its immutable counterpart, {@link NaturalLanguageUsage}.
91 * @param naturalLanguageUsageBo the mutable business object.
92 * @return a {@link NaturalLanguageUsage} the immutable object.
93 *
94 */
95 public NaturalLanguageUsage to(NaturalLanguageUsageBo naturalLanguageUsageBo);
96
97 /**
98 * Converts a immutable {@link NaturalLanguageUsage} to its mutable {@link NaturalLanguageUsageBo} counterpart.
99 * @param naturalLanguageUsage the immutable object.
100 * @return a {@link NaturalLanguageUsageBo} the mutable NaturalLanguageUsageBo.
101 *
102 */
103 public NaturalLanguageUsageBo from(NaturalLanguageUsage naturalLanguageUsage);
104
105 }