improve generics for collection save in service and dao layer
[cdmlib.git] / cdmlib-services / src / main / java / eu / etaxonomy / cdm / api / service / IService.java
1 /**
2 * Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
3 * European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
4 * http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
5 *
6 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
7 * See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
8 */
9
10 package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service;
11
12
13 import java.util.Collection;
14 import java.util.List;
15 import java.util.Map;
16 import java.util.Set;
17 import java.util.UUID;
18
19 import org.hibernate.LockOptions;
20 import org.hibernate.Session;
21 import org.hibernate.criterion.Criterion;
22 import org.hibernate.event.spi.MergeEvent;
23
24 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.pager.Pager;
25 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.ICdmBase;
26 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.common.Restriction;
27 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.initializer.IBeanInitializer;
28 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dto.MergeResult;
29 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.hibernate.PostMergeEntityListener;
30 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.Grouping;
31 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.MatchMode;
32 import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.OrderHint;
33 import javassist.tools.rmi.ObjectNotFoundException;
34
35 /**
36 * @author a.kohlbecker
37 * @since 23.03.2009
38 *
39 * @param <T>
40 */
41 public interface IService<T extends ICdmBase>{
42
43 // FIXME what does this method do?
44 public void clear();
45
46 /**
47 * Obtain the specified lock mode on the given object t
48 * <BR>
49 * NOTE: with hibernate 4 we changed parameter lockMode to lockOptions. LockOptions can be created from LockMode.
50 */
51 public void lock(T t, LockOptions lockOptions);
52
53 /**
54 * Refreshes a given object t using the specified lockmode
55 *
56 * All bean properties given in the <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter are recursively initialized.
57 * <p>
58 * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>
59 * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
60 *
61 * NOTE: in the case of lockmodes that hit the database (e.g. LockMode.READ), you will need to re-initialize
62 * child propertiesto avoid a HibernateLazyInitializationException (even if the properties of the child
63 * were initialized prior to the refresh).
64 *
65 * NOTE: with hibernate 4 we changed parameter lockMode to lockOptions. LockOptions can be created from LockMode.
66 *
67 * @param t
68 * @param lockOptions
69 */
70 public void refresh(T t, LockOptions lockOptions, List<String> propertyPaths);
71
72 /**
73 * Returns a count of all entities of type <T> optionally restricted
74 * to objects belonging to a class that that extends <T>
75 *
76 * @param clazz the class of entities to be counted (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)
77 * @return a count of entities
78 */
79 public int count(Class<? extends T> clazz);
80
81 /**
82 * Delete an existing persistent object
83 *
84 * @param persistentObject the object to be deleted
85 * @return the unique identifier of the deleted entity
86 * @return deleteResult
87 */
88 public DeleteResult delete(UUID persistentObjectUUID) ;
89
90 /**
91 * Returns true if an entity of type <T> with a unique identifier matching the
92 * identifier supplied exists in the database, or false if no such entity can be
93 * found.
94 * @param uuid the unique identifier of the entity required
95 * @return an entity of type <T> matching the uuid, or null if that entity does not exist
96 */
97 public boolean exists(UUID uuid);
98
99 /**
100 * Return a list of persisted entities that match the unique identifier
101 * set supplied as an argument
102 *
103 * @param uuidSet the set of unique identifiers of the entities required
104 * @return a list of entities of type <T>
105 */
106 public List<T> find(Set<UUID> uuidSet);
107
108 /**
109 * Return a list of persisted entities that match the unique identifier
110 * set supplied as an argument and that do match the supplied class.
111 *
112 * @param uuidSet the set of unique identifiers of the entities required
113 * @return a list of entities of type <T>
114 */
115 public <S extends T> List<S> find(Class<S> clazz, Set<UUID> uuidSet);
116
117 /**
118 * Return a persisted entity that matches the unique identifier
119 * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist
120 *
121 * @param uuid the unique identifier of the entity required
122 * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist or uuid is <code>null</code>
123 */
124 public T find(UUID uuid);
125
126 /**
127 * Return a persisted entity that matches the unique identifier
128 * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist.
129 * <p>
130 * The difference between this method and {@link #find(UUID) find} is
131 * that this method makes the hibernate read query with the
132 * {@link org.hibernate.FlushMode FlushMode} for the session set to 'MANUAL'
133 * <p>
134 * <b>WARNING:</b>This method should <em>ONLY</em> be used when it is absolutely
135 * necessary and safe to ensure that the hibernate session is not flushed before a read
136 * query. A use case for this is the {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmCacherBase CdmCacher},
137 * (ticket #4276) where a call to {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmCacherBase#load(UUID) load}
138 * the CDM Entity using the standard {@link #find(UUID) find} method results in recursion
139 * due to the fact that the {@link #find(UUID) find} method triggers a hibernate session
140 * flush which eventually could call {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.NonViralName#getNameCache getNameCache},
141 * which in turn (in the event that name cache is null) eventually calls the
142 * {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmCacherBase#load(UUID uuid) load} again.
143 * Apart from these kind of exceptional circumstances, the standard {@link #find(UUID) find}
144 * method should always be used to ensure that the persistence layer is always in sync with the
145 * underlying database.
146 *
147 * @param uuid
148 * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist or uuid is <code>null</code>
149 */
150 public T findWithoutFlush(UUID uuid);
151
152 /**
153 * Return a persisted entity that matches the database identifier
154 * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist
155 *
156 * @param id the database identifier of the entity required
157 * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist
158 */
159 public T find(int id);
160
161 /**
162 * Returns a <code>List</code> of persisted entities that match the database identifiers.
163 * Returns an empty list if no identifier matches.
164 *
165 * @param idSet
166 * @return
167 * @deprecated use {@link #loadByIds(Set, List)} instead
168 */
169 @Deprecated
170 public List<T> findById(Set<Integer> idSet); //can't be called find(Set<Integer>) as this conflicts with find(Set<UUID)
171
172
173 // FIXME should we expose this method?
174 public Session getSession();
175
176 /**
177 * Returns a sublist of objects matching the grouping projections supplied using the groups parameter
178 *
179 * It would be nice to be able to return a pager, but for the moment hibernate doesn't
180 * seem to support this (HHH-3238 - impossible to get the rowcount for a criteria that has projections)
181 *
182 * @param clazz Restrict the query to objects of a certain class, or null for all objects of type T or subclasses
183 * @param limit the maximum number of entities returned (can be null to return
184 * all entities)
185 * @param start The (0-based) offset from the start of the recordset (can be null, equivalent of starting at the beginning of the recordset)
186 * @param groups The grouping objects representing a projection, plus an optional ordering on that projected property
187 * @param propertyPaths paths initialized on the returned objects - only applied to the objects returned from the first grouping
188 * @return a list of arrays of objects, each matching the grouping objects supplied in the parameters.
189 */
190 public List<Object[]> group(Class<? extends T> clazz,Integer limit, Integer start, List<Grouping> groups, List<String> propertyPaths);
191
192 /**
193 * Returns a list of entities of type <T> optionally restricted
194 * to objects belonging to a class that extends <T>
195 *
196 * @param type The type of entities to return (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)
197 * @param limit The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all matching objects)
198 * @param start The offset from the start of the result set (0 - based, can be null - equivalent of starting at the beginning of the recordset)
199 * @param orderHints
200 * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which
201 * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or
202 * authorTeam.persistentTitleCache
203 * @param propertyPaths properties to be initialized
204 * @return
205 */
206 //TODO refactor to public <S extends T> List<T> list(Class<S> type, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
207 public <S extends T> List<S> list(Class<S> type, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
208
209 /**
210 * Finds the cdm entity specified by the <code>uuid</code> parameter and
211 * initializes all its *ToOne relations.
212 *
213 * @param uuid
214 * @return the cdm entity or <code>null</code> if not object with given uuid exists or uuid is <code>null</code>
215 */
216 public T load(UUID uuid);
217
218 /**
219 * Return a persisted entity that matches the database identifier
220 * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist
221 *
222 * @param id the database identifier of the entity required
223 * @param propertyPaths
224 * @return
225 */
226 public T load(int id, List<String> propertyPaths);
227
228 /**
229 * Returns the object for the given id without initializing it. So the returned
230 * object usually is a proxy object except for the case when it was already initialized
231 * before in the same session.<BR>
232 * This methods wraps {@link Session#load(Class, java.io.Serializable)}.<BR>
233 * It does not check, if the object really exists but throws an {@link ObjectNotFoundException}
234 * exception when no record with the given id exists in the database.
235 * @return
236 * the (uninitialized proxy) object
237 */
238 public T loadWithoutInitializing(int id);
239
240 /**
241 * Finds the cdm entity specified by the <code>uuid</code> parameter and
242 * recursively initializes all bean properties given in the
243 * <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter.
244 * <p>
245 * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>
246 * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
247 *
248 * @param uuid
249 * @return the cdm entity or <code>null</code> if not object with given uuid exists or uuid is <code>null</code>
250 */
251 public T load(UUID uuid, List<String> propertyPaths);
252
253
254 /**
255 * Finds the cdm entities specified by the <code>uuids</code>,
256 * recursively initializes all bean properties given in the
257 * <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter and returns the initialised
258 * entity list;
259 * <p>
260 * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>
261 * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
262 * @param uuids
263 * @param propertyPaths
264 * @return
265 */
266 public List<T> load(List<UUID> uuids, List<String> propertyPaths);
267
268 /**
269 * Copy the state of the given object onto the persistent object with the same identifier.
270 *
271 * @param transientObject the entity to be merged
272 * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity
273 */
274 public T merge(T transientObject);
275
276 /**
277 * Returns a paged list of entities of type <T> optionally restricted
278 * to objects belonging to a class that that extends <T>
279 *
280 * @param type The type of entities to return (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)
281 * @param pageSize The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all matching objects)
282 * @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based,
283 * can be null, equivalent of starting at the beginning of the recordset)
284 * @param orderHints
285 * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which
286 * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or
287 * authorTeam.persistentTitleCache
288 * @param propertyPaths properties to be initialized
289 * @return a pager of objects of type <T>
290 */
291 public <S extends T> Pager<S> page(Class<S> type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
292
293 /**
294 * Re-read the state of the given instance from the underlying database.
295 *
296 * Hibernate claims that it is inadvisable to use refresh in long-running-sessions.
297 * I don't really see where we would get into a situation where problems as discussed
298 * this forum thread would apply for our scenario
299 *
300 * http://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.php?t=974544
301 *
302 * @param persistentObject the object to be refreshed
303 * @return the unique identifier
304 */
305 public UUID refresh(T persistentObject);
306
307 /**
308 * Save a collection containing new entities (persists the entities)
309 * @param newInstances the new entities to be persisted
310 * @return A Map containing the new entities, keyed using the generated UUID's
311 * of those entities
312 */
313 public Map<UUID,T> save(Collection<? extends T> newInstances);
314
315 /**
316 * Save a new entity (persists the entity)
317 * @param newInstance the new entity to be persisted
318 * @return The new persistent entity
319 */
320 public <S extends T> S save(S newInstance);
321
322 /**
323 * Save a new entity or update the persistent state of an existing
324 * transient entity that has been persisted previously
325 *
326 * @param transientObject the entity to be persisted
327 * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity
328 */
329 public UUID saveOrUpdate(T transientObject);
330
331 /**
332 * Save new entities or update the persistent state of existing
333 * transient entities that have been persisted previously
334 *
335 * @param transientObjects the entities to be persisted
336 * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity
337 */
338 public Map<UUID,T> saveOrUpdate(Collection<T> transientObjects);
339
340 /**
341 * Update the persistent state of an existing transient entity
342 * that has been persisted previously
343 *
344 * @param transientObject the entity to be persisted
345 * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity
346 */
347 public UUID update(T transientObject);
348
349 /**
350 * Simply calls the load method.
351 * Required specifically for the editor to allow load calls which
352 * can also update the session cache.
353 *
354 * @param uuid
355 * @return
356 */
357 public T loadWithUpdate(UUID uuid);
358
359 /**
360 * Method that lists the objects matching the example provided.
361 * The includeProperties property is used to specify which properties of the example are used.
362 *
363 * If includeProperties is null or empty, then all literal properties are used (restrictions are
364 * applied as in the Hibernate Query-By-Example API call Example.create(object)).
365 *
366 * If includeProperties is not empty then only literal properties that are named in the set are used to
367 * create restrictions, *PLUS* any *ToOne related entities. Related entities are matched on ID, not by
368 * their internal literal values (e.g. the call is criteria.add(Restrictions.eq(property,relatedObject)), not
369 * criteria.createCriteria(property).add(Example.create(relatedObject)))
370 *
371 * @param example
372 * @param includeProperties
373 * @param limit the maximum number of entities returned (can be null to return
374 * all entities)
375 * @param start The (0-based) offset from the start of the recordset
376 * @param orderHints
377 * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which
378 * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or
379 * @param propertyPaths paths initialized on the returned objects - only applied to the objects returned from the first grouping
380 * @return a list of matching objects
381 */
382 public <S extends T> List<S> list(S example, Set<String> includeProperties, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
383
384 public DeleteResult delete(T persistentObject);
385
386 /**
387 * Deletes a collection of persistent objects correponding to the
388 * given list of uuids. The result will have status as ok if even one
389 * of the deletes is successful, else error.
390 *
391 * @param persistentObjectUUIDs uuids of persistent objects to delete
392 * @return DeleteResult object
393 */
394 public DeleteResult delete(Collection<UUID> persistentObjectUUIDs);
395
396 /**
397 * Merges a list of detached objects and returns the new
398 * list of merged objects
399 *
400 * @param detachedObjects
401 * @return a list of merged objects
402 */
403 public List<T> merge(List<T> detachedObjects);
404
405 /**
406 * Loads a batch of entities referenced by their ids.
407 *
408 * @param idSet
409 * @param propertyPaths
410 * @return
411 */
412 List<T> loadByIds(List<Integer> idSet, List<String> propertyPaths);
413
414 /**
415 * Loads a batch of entities referenced by their ids.
416 * @param idSet
417 * @param orderHints
418 * @param propertyPaths
419 * @return
420 */
421 List<T> loadByIds(List<Integer> idSet, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
422
423
424 /**
425 * This method allows for the possibility of returning the input transient
426 * entities instead of the merged persistent entity
427 *
428 * WARNING : This method should never be used when the objective of the merge
429 * is to attach to an existing session which is the standard use case.
430 * This method should only be used in the
431 * case of an external call which does not use hibernate sessions and is
432 * only interested in the entity as a POJO. Apart from the session information
433 * the only other difference between the transient and persisted object is in the case
434 * of new objects (id=0) where hibernate sets the id after commit. This id is copied
435 * over to the transient entity in {@link PostMergeEntityListener#onMerge(MergeEvent,Map)}
436 * making the two objects identical and allowing the transient object to be used further
437 * as a POJO
438 *
439 * @param detachedObjects
440 * @param returnTransientEntity
441 * @return
442 */
443 public List<MergeResult<T>> merge(List<T> detachedObjects, boolean returnTransientEntity);
444
445 /**
446 * This method allows for the possibility of returning the input transient
447 * entity instead of the merged persistent entity
448 *
449 * WARNING : This method should never be used when the objective of the merge
450 * is to attach to an existing session which is the standard use case.
451 * This method should only be used in the case of an external call which does
452 * not use hibernate sessions and is only interested in the entity as a POJO.
453 * This method returns the root merged transient entity as well as all newly merged
454 * persistent entities within the return object.
455 *
456 * @param newInstance
457 * @param returnTransientEntity
458 * @return
459 */
460 public MergeResult<T> merge(T newInstance, boolean returnTransientEntity);
461
462 public <S extends T> Pager<S> page(Class<S> clazz, String param, String queryString, MatchMode matchmode, List<Criterion> criteria, Integer pageSize, Integer pageIndex, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
463
464 public <S extends T> Pager<S> pageByParamWithRestrictions(Class<S> clazz, String param, String queryString, MatchMode matchmode, List<Restriction<?>> restrictions, Integer pageSize, Integer pageIndex, List<OrderHint> orderHints,
465 List<String> propertyPaths);
466
467 /**
468 * @param clazz
469 * @param restrictions
470 * @param pageSize
471 * @param pageIndex
472 * @param orderHints
473 * @param propertyPaths
474 * @return
475 */
476 public <S extends T> Pager<S> page(Class<S> clazz, List<Restriction<?>> restrictions, Integer pageSize, Integer pageIndex,
477 List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
478
479 }