-/**\r
-* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT\r
-* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy\r
-* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu\r
-*\r
-* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1\r
-* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.\r
-*/\r
-\r
-package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service;\r
-\r
-\r
-import java.util.Collection;\r
-import java.util.List;\r
-import java.util.Map;\r
-import java.util.Set;\r
-import java.util.UUID;\r
-\r
-import org.hibernate.LockOptions;\r
-import org.hibernate.Session;\r
-import org.hibernate.criterion.Criterion;\r
-import org.hibernate.event.spi.MergeEvent;\r
-\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.pager.Pager;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.ICdmBase;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.common.Restriction;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.initializer.IBeanInitializer;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dto.MergeResult;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.hibernate.PostMergeEntityListener;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.Grouping;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.MatchMode;\r
-import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.OrderHint;\r
-import javassist.tools.rmi.ObjectNotFoundException;\r
-\r
-/**\r
- * @author a.kohlbecker\r
- * @since 23.03.2009\r
- *\r
- * @param <T>\r
- */\r
-public interface IService<T extends ICdmBase>{\r
-\r
- // FIXME what does this method do?\r
- public void clear();\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Obtain the specified lock mode on the given object t\r
- * <BR>\r
- * NOTE: with hibernate 4 we changed parameter lockMode to lockOptions. LockOptions can be created from LockMode.\r
- */\r
- public void lock(T t, LockOptions lockOptions);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Refreshes a given object t using the specified lockmode\r
- *\r
- * All bean properties given in the <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter are recursively initialized.\r
- * <p>\r
- * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>\r
- * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}\r
- *\r
- * NOTE: in the case of lockmodes that hit the database (e.g. LockMode.READ), you will need to re-initialize\r
- * child propertiesto avoid a HibernateLazyInitializationException (even if the properties of the child\r
- * were initialized prior to the refresh).\r
- *\r
- * NOTE: with hibernate 4 we changed parameter lockMode to lockOptions. LockOptions can be created from LockMode.\r
- *\r
- * @param t\r
- * @param lockOptions\r
- */\r
- public void refresh(T t, LockOptions lockOptions, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Returns a count of all entities of type <T> optionally restricted\r
- * to objects belonging to a class that that extends <T>\r
- *\r
- * @param clazz the class of entities to be counted (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)\r
- * @return a count of entities\r
- */\r
- public int count(Class<? extends T> clazz);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Delete an existing persistent object\r
- *\r
- * @param persistentObject the object to be deleted\r
- * @return the unique identifier of the deleted entity\r
- * @return deleteResult\r
- */\r
- public DeleteResult delete(UUID persistentObjectUUID) ;\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Returns true if an entity of type <T> with a unique identifier matching the\r
- * identifier supplied exists in the database, or false if no such entity can be\r
- * found.\r
- * @param uuid the unique identifier of the entity required\r
- * @return an entity of type <T> matching the uuid, or null if that entity does not exist\r
- */\r
- public boolean exists(UUID uuid);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Return a list of persisted entities that match the unique identifier\r
- * set supplied as an argument\r
- *\r
- * @param uuidSet the set of unique identifiers of the entities required\r
- * @return a list of entities of type <T>\r
- */\r
- public List<T> find(Set<UUID> uuidSet);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Return a list of persisted entities that match the unique identifier\r
- * set supplied as an argument and that do match the supplied class.\r
- *\r
- * @param uuidSet the set of unique identifiers of the entities required\r
- * @return a list of entities of type <T>\r
- */\r
- public <S extends T> List<S> find(Class<S> clazz, Set<UUID> uuidSet);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Return a persisted entity that matches the unique identifier\r
- * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist\r
- *\r
- * @param uuid the unique identifier of the entity required\r
- * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist or uuid is <code>null</code>\r
- */\r
- public T find(UUID uuid);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Return a persisted entity that matches the unique identifier\r
- * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist.\r
- * <p>\r
- * The difference between this method and {@link #find(UUID) find} is\r
- * that this method makes the hibernate read query with the\r
- * {@link org.hibernate.FlushMode FlushMode} for the session set to 'MANUAL'\r
- * <p>\r
- * <b>WARNING:</b>This method should <em>ONLY</em> be used when it is absolutely\r
- * necessary and safe to ensure that the hibernate session is not flushed before a read\r
- * query. A use case for this is the {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmCacherBase CdmCacher},\r
- * (ticket #4276) where a call to {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmCacherBase#load(UUID) load}\r
- * the CDM Entity using the standard {@link #find(UUID) find} method results in recursion\r
- * due to the fact that the {@link #find(UUID) find} method triggers a hibernate session\r
- * flush which eventually could call {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.NonViralName#getNameCache getNameCache},\r
- * which in turn (in the event that name cache is null) eventually calls the\r
- * {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmCacherBase#load(UUID uuid) load} again.\r
- * Apart from these kind of exceptional circumstances, the standard {@link #find(UUID) find}\r
- * method should always be used to ensure that the persistence layer is always in sync with the\r
- * underlying database.\r
- *\r
- * @param uuid\r
- * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist or uuid is <code>null</code>\r
- */\r
- public T findWithoutFlush(UUID uuid);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Return a persisted entity that matches the database identifier\r
- * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist\r
- *\r
- * @param id the database identifier of the entity required\r
- * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist\r
- */\r
- public T find(int id);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Returns a <code>List</code> of persisted entities that match the database identifiers.\r
- * Returns an empty list if no identifier matches.\r
- *\r
- * @param idSet\r
- * @return\r
- * @deprecated use {@link #loadByIds(Set, List)} instead\r
- */\r
- @Deprecated\r
- public List<T> findById(Set<Integer> idSet); //can't be called find(Set<Integer>) as this conflicts with find(Set<UUID)\r
-\r
-\r
- // FIXME should we expose this method?\r
- public Session getSession();\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Returns a sublist of objects matching the grouping projections supplied using the groups parameter\r
- *\r
- * It would be nice to be able to return a pager, but for the moment hibernate doesn't\r
- * seem to support this (HHH-3238 - impossible to get the rowcount for a criteria that has projections)\r
- *\r
- * @param clazz Restrict the query to objects of a certain class, or null for all objects of type T or subclasses\r
- * @param limit the maximum number of entities returned (can be null to return\r
- * all entities)\r
- * @param start The (0-based) offset from the start of the recordset (can be null, equivalent of starting at the beginning of the recordset)\r
- * @param groups The grouping objects representing a projection, plus an optional ordering on that projected property\r
- * @param propertyPaths paths initialized on the returned objects - only applied to the objects returned from the first grouping\r
- * @return a list of arrays of objects, each matching the grouping objects supplied in the parameters.\r
- */\r
- public List<Object[]> group(Class<? extends T> clazz,Integer limit, Integer start, List<Grouping> groups, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Returns a list of entities of type <T> optionally restricted\r
- * to objects belonging to a class that extends <T>\r
- *\r
- * @param type The type of entities to return (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)\r
- * @param limit The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all matching objects)\r
- * @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)\r
- * @param orderHints\r
- * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which\r
- * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or\r
- * authorTeam.persistentTitleCache\r
- * @param propertyPaths properties to be initialized\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- //TODO refactor to public <S extends T> List<T> list(Class<S> type, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
- public <S extends T> List<S> list(Class<S> type, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Finds the cdm entity specified by the <code>uuid</code> parameter and\r
- * initializes all its *ToOne relations.\r
- *\r
- * @param uuid\r
- * @return the cdm entity or <code>null</code> if not object with given uuid exists or uuid is <code>null</code>\r
- */\r
- public T load(UUID uuid);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Return a persisted entity that matches the database identifier\r
- * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist\r
- *\r
- * @param id the database identifier of the entity required\r
- * @param propertyPaths\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- public T load(int id, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Returns a proxy object for the given id.\r
- * This methods wraps {@link Session#load(Class, java.io.Serializable)}.\r
- * It does not check, if the object really exists but throws an {@link ObjectNotFoundException}\r
- * exception when no record with given id exists in the database.\r
- * @return\r
- * the proxy object\r
- */\r
- public T loadProxy(int id);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Finds the cdm entity specified by the <code>uuid</code> parameter and\r
- * recursively initializes all bean properties given in the\r
- * <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter.\r
- * <p>\r
- * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>\r
- * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}\r
- *\r
- * @param uuid\r
- * @return the cdm entity or <code>null</code> if not object with given uuid exists or uuid is <code>null</code>\r
- */\r
- public T load(UUID uuid, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Finds the cdm entities specified by the <code>uuids</code>,\r
- * recursively initializes all bean properties given in the\r
- * <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter and returns the initialised\r
- * entity list;\r
- * <p>\r
- * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>\r
- * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}\r
- * @param uuids\r
- * @param propertyPaths\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- public List<T> load(List<UUID> uuids, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Copy the state of the given object onto the persistent object with the same identifier.\r
- *\r
- * @param transientObject the entity to be merged\r
- * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity\r
- */\r
- public T merge(T transientObject);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Returns a paged list of entities of type <T> optionally restricted\r
- * to objects belonging to a class that that extends <T>\r
- *\r
- * @param type The type of entities to return (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)\r
- * @param pageSize The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all matching objects)\r
- * @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based,\r
- * can be null, equivalent of starting at the beginning of the recordset)\r
- * @param orderHints\r
- * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which\r
- * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or\r
- * authorTeam.persistentTitleCache\r
- * @param propertyPaths properties to be initialized\r
- * @return a pager of objects of type <T>\r
- */\r
- public <S extends T> Pager<S> page(Class<S> type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Re-read the state of the given instance from the underlying database.\r
- *\r
- * Hibernate claims that it is inadvisable to use refresh in long-running-sessions.\r
- * I don't really see where we would get into a situation where problems as discussed\r
- * this forum thread would apply for our scenario\r
- *\r
- * http://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.php?t=974544\r
- *\r
- * @param persistentObject the object to be refreshed\r
- * @return the unique identifier\r
- */\r
- public UUID refresh(T persistentObject);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Save a collection containing new entities (persists the entities)\r
- * @param newInstances the new entities to be persisted\r
- * @return A Map containing the new entities, keyed using the generated UUID's\r
- * of those entities\r
- */\r
- public Map<UUID,T> save(Collection<T> newInstances);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Save a new entity (persists the entity)\r
- * @param newInstance the new entity to be persisted\r
- * @return The new persistent entity\r
- */\r
- public <S extends T> S save(S newInstance);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Save a new entity or update the persistent state of an existing\r
- * transient entity that has been persisted previously\r
- *\r
- * @param transientObject the entity to be persisted\r
- * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity\r
- */\r
- public UUID saveOrUpdate(T transientObject);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Save new entities or update the persistent state of existing\r
- * transient entities that have been persisted previously\r
- *\r
- * @param transientObjects the entities to be persisted\r
- * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity\r
- */\r
- public Map<UUID,T> saveOrUpdate(Collection<T> transientObjects);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Update the persistent state of an existing transient entity\r
- * that has been persisted previously\r
- *\r
- * @param transientObject the entity to be persisted\r
- * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity\r
- */\r
- public UUID update(T transientObject);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Simply calls the load method.\r
- * Required specifically for the editor to allow load calls which\r
- * can also update the session cache.\r
- *\r
- * @param uuid\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- public T loadWithUpdate(UUID uuid);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Method that lists the objects matching the example provided.\r
- * The includeProperties property is used to specify which properties of the example are used.\r
- *\r
- * If includeProperties is null or empty, then all literal properties are used (restrictions are\r
- * applied as in the Hibernate Query-By-Example API call Example.create(object)).\r
- *\r
- * If includeProperties is not empty then only literal properties that are named in the set are used to\r
- * create restrictions, *PLUS* any *ToOne related entities. Related entities are matched on ID, not by\r
- * their internal literal values (e.g. the call is criteria.add(Restrictions.eq(property,relatedObject)), not\r
- * criteria.createCriteria(property).add(Example.create(relatedObject)))\r
- *\r
- * @param example\r
- * @param includeProperties\r
- * @param limit the maximum number of entities returned (can be null to return\r
- * all entities)\r
- * @param start The (0-based) offset from the start of the recordset\r
- * @param orderHints\r
- * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which\r
- * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or\r
- * @param propertyPaths paths initialized on the returned objects - only applied to the objects returned from the first grouping\r
- * @return a list of matching objects\r
- */\r
- public <S extends T> List<S> list(S example, Set<String> includeProperties, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- public DeleteResult delete(T persistentObject);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Deletes a collection of persistent objects correponding to the\r
- * given list of uuids. The result will have status as ok if even one\r
- * of the deletes is successful, else error.\r
- *\r
- * @param persistentObjectUUIDs uuids of persistent objects to delete\r
- * @return DeleteResult object\r
- */\r
- public DeleteResult delete(Collection<UUID> persistentObjectUUIDs);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Merges a list of detached objects and returns the new\r
- * list of merged objects\r
- *\r
- * @param detachedObjects\r
- * @return a list of merged objects\r
- */\r
- public List<T> merge(List<T> detachedObjects);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Loads a batch of entities referenced by their ids.\r
- *\r
- * @param idSet\r
- * @param propertyPaths\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- List<T> loadByIds(List<Integer> idSet, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * Loads a batch of entities referenced by their ids.\r
- * @param idSet\r
- * @param orderHints\r
- * @param propertyPaths\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- List<T> loadByIds(List<Integer> idSet, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * This method allows for the possibility of returning the input transient\r
- * entities instead of the merged persistent entity\r
- *\r
- * WARNING : This method should never be used when the objective of the merge\r
- * is to attach to an existing session which is the standard use case.\r
- * This method should only be used in the\r
- * case of an external call which does not use hibernate sessions and is\r
- * only interested in the entity as a POJO. Apart from the session information\r
- * the only other difference between the transient and persisted object is in the case\r
- * of new objects (id=0) where hibernate sets the id after commit. This id is copied\r
- * over to the transient entity in {@link PostMergeEntityListener#onMerge(MergeEvent,Map)}\r
- * making the two objects identical and allowing the transient object to be used further\r
- * as a POJO\r
- *\r
- * @param detachedObjects\r
- * @param returnTransientEntity\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- public List<MergeResult<T>> merge(List<T> detachedObjects, boolean returnTransientEntity);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * This method allows for the possibility of returning the input transient\r
- * entity instead of the merged persistent entity\r
- *\r
- * WARNING : This method should never be used when the objective of the merge\r
- * is to attach to an existing session which is the standard use case.\r
- * This method should only be used in the case of an external call which does\r
- * not use hibernate sessions and is only interested in the entity as a POJO.\r
- * This method returns the root merged transient entity as well as all newly merged\r
- * persistent entities within the return object.\r
- *\r
- * @param newInstance\r
- * @param returnTransientEntity\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- public MergeResult<T> merge(T newInstance, boolean returnTransientEntity);\r
-\r
- 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);\r
-\r
- 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,\r
- List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
- /**\r
- * @param clazz\r
- * @param restrictions\r
- * @param pageSize\r
- * @param pageIndex\r
- * @param orderHints\r
- * @param propertyPaths\r
- * @return\r
- */\r
- public <S extends T> Pager<S> page(Class<S> clazz, List<Restriction<?>> restrictions, Integer pageSize, Integer pageIndex,\r
- List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);\r
-\r
+/**
+* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
+* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
+* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
+*
+* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
+* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
+*/
+
+package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service;
+
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+import org.hibernate.LockOptions;
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.criterion.Criterion;
+import org.hibernate.event.spi.MergeEvent;
+
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.pager.Pager;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.CdmBase;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.ICdmBase;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.common.Restriction;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.initializer.IBeanInitializer;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dto.MergeResult;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.hibernate.PostMergeEntityListener;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.Grouping;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.MatchMode;
+import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.OrderHint;
+
+/**
+ * @author a.kohlbecker
+ * @since 23.03.2009
+ *
+ * @param <T>
+ */
+public interface IService<T extends ICdmBase>{
+
+ // FIXME what does this method do?
+ public void clear();
+
+ /**
+ * Obtain the specified lock mode on the given object t
+ * <BR>
+ * NOTE: with hibernate 4 we changed parameter lockMode to lockOptions. LockOptions can be created from LockMode.
+ */
+ public void lock(T t, LockOptions lockOptions);
+
+ /**
+ * Refreshes a given object t using the specified lockmode
+ *
+ * All bean properties given in the <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter are recursively initialized.
+ * <p>
+ * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>
+ * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
+ *
+ * NOTE: in the case of lockmodes that hit the database (e.g. LockMode.READ), you will need to re-initialize
+ * child propertiesto avoid a HibernateLazyInitializationException (even if the properties of the child
+ * were initialized prior to the refresh).
+ *
+ * NOTE: with hibernate 4 we changed parameter lockMode to lockOptions. LockOptions can be created from LockMode.
+ *
+ * @param t
+ * @param lockOptions
+ */
+ public void refresh(T t, LockOptions lockOptions, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a count of all entities of type <T> optionally restricted
+ * to objects belonging to a class that that extends <T>
+ *
+ * @param clazz the class of entities to be counted (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)
+ * @return a count of entities
+ */
+ public int count(Class<? extends T> clazz);
+
+ /**
+ * Delete an existing persistent object
+ *
+ * @param persistentObject the object to be deleted
+ * @return the unique identifier of the deleted entity
+ * @return deleteResult
+ */
+ public DeleteResult delete(UUID persistentObjectUUID) ;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns true if an entity of type <T> with a unique identifier matching the
+ * identifier supplied exists in the database, or false if no such entity can be
+ * found.
+ * @param uuid the unique identifier of the entity required
+ * @return an entity of type <T> matching the uuid, or null if that entity does not exist
+ */
+ public boolean exists(UUID uuid);
+
+ /**
+ * Return a list of persisted entities that match the unique identifier
+ * set supplied as an argument
+ *
+ * @param uuidSet the set of unique identifiers of the entities required
+ * @return a list of entities of type <T>
+ */
+ public List<T> find(Set<UUID> uuidSet);
+
+ /**
+ * Return a list of persisted entities that match the unique identifier
+ * set supplied as an argument and that do match the supplied class.
+ *
+ * @param uuidSet the set of unique identifiers of the entities required
+ * @return a list of entities of type <T>
+ */
+ public <S extends T> List<S> find(Class<S> clazz, Set<UUID> uuidSet);
+
+ /**
+ * Return a persisted entity that matches the unique identifier
+ * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist
+ *
+ * @param uuid the unique identifier of the entity required
+ * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist or uuid is <code>null</code>
+ */
+ public T find(UUID uuid);
+
+ /**
+ * Return a persisted entity that matches the unique identifier
+ * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist.
+ * <p>
+ * The difference between this method and {@link #find(UUID) find} is
+ * that this method makes the hibernate read query with the
+ * {@link org.hibernate.FlushMode FlushMode} for the session set to 'MANUAL'
+ * <p>
+ * <b>WARNING:</b>This method should <em>ONLY</em> be used when it is absolutely
+ * necessary and safe to ensure that the hibernate session is not flushed before a read
+ * query. A use case for this is the {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmPermanentCacheBase CdmCacher},
+ * (ticket #4276) where a call to {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmPermanentCacheBase#load(UUID) load}
+ * the CDM Entity using the standard {@link #find(UUID) find} method results in recursion
+ * due to the fact that the {@link #find(UUID) find} method triggers a hibernate session
+ * flush which eventually could call {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.NonViralName#getNameCache getNameCache},
+ * which in turn (in the event that name cache is null) eventually calls the
+ * {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmPermanentCacheBase#load(UUID uuid) load} again.
+ * Apart from these kind of exceptional circumstances, the standard {@link #find(UUID) find}
+ * method should always be used to ensure that the persistence layer is always in sync with the
+ * underlying database.
+ *
+ * @param uuid
+ * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist or uuid is <code>null</code>
+ */
+ public T findWithoutFlush(UUID uuid);
+
+ /**
+ * Return a persisted entity that matches the database identifier
+ * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist
+ *
+ * @param id the database identifier of the entity required
+ * @return an entity of type <T>, or null if the entity does not exist
+ */
+ public T find(int id);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a <code>List</code> of persisted entities that match the database identifiers.
+ * Returns an empty list if no identifier matches.
+ *
+ * @param idSet
+ * @return
+ * @deprecated use {@link #loadByIds(Set, List)} instead
+ */
+ @Deprecated
+ public List<T> findById(Set<Integer> idSet); //can't be called find(Set<Integer>) as this conflicts with find(Set<UUID)
+
+
+ // FIXME should we expose this method?
+ public Session getSession();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a sublist of objects matching the grouping projections supplied using the groups parameter
+ *
+ * It would be nice to be able to return a pager, but for the moment hibernate doesn't
+ * seem to support this (HHH-3238 - impossible to get the rowcount for a criteria that has projections)
+ *
+ * @param clazz Restrict the query to objects of a certain class, or null for all objects of type T or subclasses
+ * @param limit the maximum number of entities returned (can be null to return
+ * all entities)
+ * @param start The (0-based) offset from the start of the recordset (can be null, equivalent of starting at the beginning of the recordset)
+ * @param groups The grouping objects representing a projection, plus an optional ordering on that projected property
+ * @param propertyPaths paths initialized on the returned objects - only applied to the objects returned from the first grouping
+ * @return a list of arrays of objects, each matching the grouping objects supplied in the parameters.
+ */
+ public List<Object[]> group(Class<? extends T> clazz,Integer limit, Integer start, List<Grouping> groups, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a list of entities of type <T> optionally restricted
+ * to objects belonging to a class that extends <T>
+ *
+ * @param type The type of entities to return (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)
+ * @param limit The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all matching objects)
+ * @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)
+ * @param orderHints
+ * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which
+ * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or
+ * authorTeam.persistentTitleCache
+ * @param propertyPaths properties to be initialized
+ * @return
+ */
+ //TODO refactor to public <S extends T> List<T> list(Class<S> type, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
+ public <S extends T> List<S> list(Class<S> type, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ /**
+ * Finds the cdm entity specified by the <code>uuid</code> parameter and
+ * initializes all its *ToOne relations.
+ *
+ * @param uuid
+ * @return the cdm entity or <code>null</code> if not object with given uuid exists or uuid is <code>null</code>
+ */
+ public T load(UUID uuid);
+
+ /**
+ * Return a persisted entity that matches the database identifier
+ * supplied as an argument, or null if the entity does not exist
+ *
+ * @param id the database identifier of the entity required
+ * @param propertyPaths
+ * @return
+ */
+ public T load(int id, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the object for the given id without initializing it. So the returned
+ * object usually is a proxy object except for the case when it was already initialized
+ * before in the same session.<BR>
+ * This methods wraps {@link Session#load(Class, java.io.Serializable)}.<BR>
+ * It does not check, if the object really exists but throws an
+ * exception when no record with the given id exists in the database.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * the (uninitialized proxy) object
+ */
+ public T loadWithoutInitializing(int id);
+
+ /**
+ * Finds the cdm entity specified by the <code>uuid</code> parameter and
+ * recursively initializes all bean properties given in the
+ * <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter.
+ * <p>
+ * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>
+ * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
+ *
+ * @param uuid
+ * @return the cdm entity or <code>null</code> if not object with given uuid exists or uuid is <code>null</code>
+ */
+ public T load(UUID uuid, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+
+ /**
+ * Finds the cdm entities specified by the <code>uuids</code>,
+ * recursively initializes all bean properties given in the
+ * <code>propertyPaths</code> parameter and returns the initialised
+ * entity list;
+ * <p>
+ * For detailed description and examples <b>please refer to:</b>
+ * {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
+ * @param uuids
+ * @param propertyPaths
+ * @return
+ */
+ public List<T> load(List<UUID> uuids, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ /**
+ * Copy the state of the given object onto the persistent object with the same identifier.
+ *
+ * @param detachedObject the detached entity to be merged
+ * @return the persisted entity
+ */
+ public T merge(T detachedObject);
+
+ public T merge(T detachedObject, CdmBase... removedObjects);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns a paged list of entities of type <T> optionally restricted
+ * to objects belonging to a class that that extends <T>
+ *
+ * @param type The type of entities to return (can be null to count all entities of type <T>)
+ * @param pageSize The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all matching objects)
+ * @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based,
+ * can be null, equivalent of starting at the beginning of the recordset)
+ * @param orderHints
+ * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which
+ * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or
+ * authorTeam.persistentTitleCache
+ * @param propertyPaths properties to be initialized
+ * @return a pager of objects of type <T>
+ */
+ public <S extends T> Pager<S> page(Class<S> type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ /**
+ * Re-read the state of the given instance from the underlying database.
+ *
+ * Hibernate claims that it is inadvisable to use refresh in long-running-sessions.
+ * I don't really see where we would get into a situation where problems as discussed
+ * this forum thread would apply for our scenario
+ *
+ * http://forum.hibernate.org/viewtopic.php?t=974544
+ *
+ * @param persistentObject the object to be refreshed
+ * @return the unique identifier
+ */
+ public UUID refresh(T persistentObject);
+
+ /**
+ * Save a collection containing new entities (persists the entities)
+ * @param newInstances the new entities to be persisted
+ * @return A Map containing the new entities, keyed using the generated UUID's
+ * of those entities
+ */
+ public Map<UUID,T> save(Collection<? extends T> newInstances);
+
+ /**
+ * Save a new entity (persists the entity)
+ * @param newInstance the new entity to be persisted
+ * @return The new persistent entity
+ */
+ public <S extends T> S save(S newInstance);
+
+ /**
+ * Save a new entity or update the persistent state of an existing
+ * transient entity that has been persisted previously
+ *
+ * @param transientObject the entity to be persisted
+ * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity
+ */
+ public UUID saveOrUpdate(T transientObject);
+
+ /**
+ * Save new entities or update the persistent state of existing
+ * transient entities that have been persisted previously
+ *
+ * @param transientObjects the entities to be persisted
+ * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity
+ */
+ public Map<UUID,T> saveOrUpdate(Collection<T> transientObjects);
+
+ /**
+ * Update the persistent state of an existing transient entity
+ * that has been persisted previously
+ *
+ * @param transientObject the entity to be persisted
+ * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity
+ */
+ public UUID update(T transientObject);
+
+ /**
+ * Simply calls the load method.
+ * Required specifically for the editor to allow load calls which
+ * can also update the session cache.
+ *
+ * @param uuid
+ * @return
+ */
+ public T loadWithUpdate(UUID uuid);
+
+ /**
+ * Method that lists the objects matching the example provided.
+ * The includeProperties property is used to specify which properties of the example are used.
+ *
+ * If includeProperties is null or empty, then all literal properties are used (restrictions are
+ * applied as in the Hibernate Query-By-Example API call Example.create(object)).
+ *
+ * If includeProperties is not empty then only literal properties that are named in the set are used to
+ * create restrictions, *PLUS* any *ToOne related entities. Related entities are matched on ID, not by
+ * their internal literal values (e.g. the call is criteria.add(Restrictions.eq(property,relatedObject)), not
+ * criteria.createCriteria(property).add(Example.create(relatedObject)))
+ *
+ * @param example
+ * @param includeProperties
+ * @param limit the maximum number of entities returned (can be null to return
+ * all entities)
+ * @param start The (0-based) offset from the start of the recordset
+ * @param orderHints
+ * Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which
+ * include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or
+ * @param propertyPaths paths initialized on the returned objects - only applied to the objects returned from the first grouping
+ * @return a list of matching objects
+ */
+ public <S extends T> List<S> list(S example, Set<String> includeProperties, Integer limit, Integer start, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ public DeleteResult delete(T persistentObject);
+
+ /**
+ * Deletes a collection of persistent objects correponding to the
+ * given list of uuids. The result will have status as ok if even one
+ * of the deletes is successful, else error.
+ *
+ * @param persistentObjectUUIDs uuids of persistent objects to delete
+ * @return DeleteResult object
+ */
+ public DeleteResult delete(Collection<UUID> persistentObjectUUIDs);
+
+ /**
+ * Merges a list of detached objects and returns the new
+ * list of merged objects
+ *
+ * @param detachedObjects
+ * @return a list of merged objects
+ */
+ public List<T> merge(List<T> detachedObjects);
+
+ /**
+ * Loads a batch of entities referenced by their ids.
+ *
+ * @param idSet
+ * @param propertyPaths
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<T> loadByIds(List<Integer> idSet, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ /**
+ * Loads a batch of entities referenced by their ids.
+ * @param idSet
+ * @param orderHints
+ * @param propertyPaths
+ * @return
+ */
+ List<T> loadByIds(List<Integer> idSet, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+
+ /**
+ * This method allows for the possibility of returning the input transient
+ * entities instead of the merged persistent entity
+ *
+ * WARNING : This method should never be used when the objective of the merge
+ * is to attach to an existing session which is the standard use case.
+ * This method should only be used in the
+ * case of an external call which does not use hibernate sessions and is
+ * only interested in the entity as a POJO. Apart from the session information
+ * the only other difference between the transient and persisted object is in the case
+ * of new objects (id=0) where hibernate sets the id after commit. This id is copied
+ * over to the transient entity in {@link PostMergeEntityListener#onMerge(MergeEvent,Map)}
+ * making the two objects identical and allowing the transient object to be used further
+ * as a POJO
+ *
+ * @param detachedObjects
+ * @param returnTransientEntity
+ * @return
+ */
+ public List<MergeResult<T>> merge(List<T> detachedObjects, boolean returnTransientEntity);
+
+ /**
+ * This method allows for the possibility of returning the input transient
+ * entity instead of the merged persistent entity
+ *
+ * WARNING : This method should never be used when the objective of the merge
+ * is to attach to an existing session which is the standard use case.
+ * This method should only be used in the case of an external call which does
+ * not use hibernate sessions and is only interested in the entity as a POJO.
+ * This method returns the root merged transient entity as well as all newly merged
+ * persistent entities within the return object.
+ *
+ * @param newInstance
+ * @param returnTransientEntity
+ * @return
+ */
+ public MergeResult<T> merge(T newInstance, boolean returnTransientEntity);
+
+ 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);
+
+ 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,
+ List<String> propertyPaths);
+
+ public <S extends T> Pager<S> page(Class<S> clazz, List<Restriction<?>> restrictions, Integer pageSize, Integer pageIndex,
+ List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
}