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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service;

import java.util.List;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.pager.Pager;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.Marker;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.MarkerType;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.User;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.BeanInitializer;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.query.OrderHint;

public interface IMarkerService extends IVersionableService<Marker> {

	/**

	 * Returns a pager of markers which have the same type

	 * 

	 * @param markerType The type of markerType

	 * @param pageSize The maximum number of markers returned (can be null for all markers)

	 * @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based)

	 * @param orderHints may be null

	 * @param propertyPaths properties to initialize - see {@link BeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

	 * @return

	 */

	public Pager<Marker> page(MarkerType markerType, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

	/**

	 * 

	 * @param creator the person who created those markers

	 * @param markerType the markerType of those markers (can be null)

	 * @param pageSize The maximum number of markers returned (can be null for all markers)

	 * @param pageNumber The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result set (0 - based)

	 * @param orderHints Properties to order by

	 * @param propertyPaths Properties to initialize in the returned entities, following the syntax described in {@link BeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

	 * @return a paged list of Marker instances

	 */

    public Pager<Marker> list(User creator, MarkerType markerType, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * 

     * @param creator the person who created those markers

     * @param markerType the markerType of those markers (can be null)

     * @return

     */

    public int count(User creator, MarkerType markerType);

}