* @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based)
* @param propertyPaths Properties to initialize in the returned entities, following the syntax described in {@link BeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
* @return a Pager containing DescriptionElementBase instances
+ *
+ * FIXME candidate for harmonization - rename to pageDescriptionElements
*/
public Pager<DescriptionElementBase> getDescriptionElements(DescriptionBase description,Set<Feature> features, Class<? extends DescriptionElementBase> type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);
* @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based)
* @param propertyPaths Properties to initialize in the returned entities, following the syntax described in {@link BeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
* @return a Pager containing TaxonDescription instances
+ *
+ * FIXME candidate for harmonization - rename to pageTaxonDescriptions
*/
public Pager<TaxonDescription> getTaxonDescriptions(Taxon taxon, Set<Scope> scopes, Set<NamedArea> geographicalScope, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);
+ /**
+ * @see {@link #getTaxonDescriptions(Taxon, Set, Set, Integer, Integer, List)}
+ *
+ * @param taxon
+ * @param scopes
+ * @param geographicalScope
+ * @param pageSize
+ * @param pageNumber
+ * @param propertyPaths
+ * @return
+ */
+ public List<TaxonDescription> listTaxonDescriptions(Taxon taxon, Set<Scope> scopes, Set<NamedArea> geographicalScope, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);
+
/**
* Returns a List of TaxonNameDescription instances, optionally filtered by the name which they refer to
*
* @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based)
* @param propertyPaths Properties to initialize in the returned entities, following the syntax described in {@link BeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
* @return a Pager containing TaxonNameBase instances
+ *
+ * FIXME candidate for harmonization - rename to pageTaxonNameDescriptions
*/
public Pager<TaxonNameDescription> getTaxonNameDescriptions(TaxonNameBase name, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);
* @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based)
* @param propertyPaths properties to initialize - see {@link BeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}
* @return a Pager containing media instances
+ *
+ * FIXME candidate for harmonization - rename to pageMedia
*/
public Pager<Media> getMedia(DescriptionElementBase descriptionElement, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);
- public List<DescriptionElementBase> getDescriptionElementsForTaxon(Taxon taxon, Set<Feature> features, Class<? extends DescriptionElementBase> type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);
+ public <T extends DescriptionElementBase> List<T> getDescriptionElementsForTaxon(Taxon taxon, Set<Feature> features, Class<? extends T> type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);
public DistributionTree getOrderedDistributions(Set<TaxonDescription> taxonDescriptions, Set<NamedAreaLevel> levels, List<String> propertyPaths);
/**
* Preliminary method to test whether a description contains structured data.
- * @deprecated The means of determining this fact may change soon, so this method is annotated a beeing deprecated.
+ * @deprecated The means of determining this fact may change soon, so this method is
+ annotated as being deprecated.
* @param description
* @return
*/
@Deprecated
public boolean hasStructuredData(DescriptionBase<?> description);
+
+ /**
+ * Add the collection of {@link DescriptionElementBase description elements} to the <code>targetDescription</code>.
+ * Remove the description elements from the description they are currently associated with.
+ *
+ * @param descriptionElements
+ * @param targetDescription
+ * @param isPaste if true, the elements are only copied (cloned) and not removed from the
+ * old description
+ */
+ public void moveDescriptionElementsToDescription(Collection<DescriptionElementBase> descriptionElements, DescriptionBase targetDescription, boolean isPaste);
}
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