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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2009 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service;
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import java.util.List;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.CdmBase;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.metadata.CdmPreference;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.metadata.CdmPreference.PrefKey;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.metadata.IPreferencePredicate;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.metadata.PreferenceSubject;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonNode;
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/**
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 * Service API for CDM Preferences.
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 *
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 * STATE: UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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 * @author a.mueller
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 * @since 03.06.2016
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 */
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public interface IPreferenceService {
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 // ********************* GETTING **********************/
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    /**
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     * Return the number of all existing cdm preferences
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     * @return
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     */
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    public long count();
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     /**
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      * Returns all CDM preferences.
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      * @return
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      */
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     public List<CdmPreference> list();
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     /**
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     * Retrieve all matching values for the given preference key.
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     * @param subject the {@link PreferenceSubject} represented as string
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     * @param predicate the predicate to retrieve
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     * @return
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     */
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     public List<CdmPreference> list(String subject, String predicate);
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     /**
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      * Retrieve the best matching value for the given preference key.
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      * @param key the key defining the data to retrieve
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      * @return
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      */
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     public CdmPreference find(PrefKey key);
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  // Can not yet be created as we allow only PreferencePredicate for predicate key creation now.
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//     /**
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//      * Retrieve the best matching value for the given preference key.
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//      * @param subject
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//      * @param predicate
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//      * @return
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//      */
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//     public Object find(String subject, String predicate);
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// Can not yet be created as we allow only PreferencePredicate for predicate key creation now.
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//     /**
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//      * Retrieve the database wide preference for the given predicate.
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//      * @param key
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//      * @return
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//      */
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//     public CdmPreference findDatabase(String predicate);
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     /**
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      * Retrieve the database wide preference for the given predicate.
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      * @param predicate
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      * @return
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     public CdmPreference findDatabase(IPreferencePredicate<?> predicate);
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     /**
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      * Retrieve the vaadin wide preference for the given predicate.
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      * @param predicate
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      * @return
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     public CdmPreference findVaadin(IPreferencePredicate<?> predicate);
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     /**
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      * Retrieve the TaxEditor wide preference for the given predicate.
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      * @param predicate
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     public CdmPreference findTaxEditor(IPreferencePredicate<?> predicate);
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     /**
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      * Returns the best matching preference that matches the given
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      * predicate and the taxon node filter. Only DB preferences and
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      * preferences defined on a TaxonNode are considered.
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      * @param taxonNode
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      * @param predicate
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      * @return
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      */
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     public Object find(TaxonNode taxonNode, String predicate);
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     public CdmPreference find(TaxonNode taxonNode, IPreferencePredicate<?> predicate);
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     /**
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      * Returns the best matching preference that matches the given
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      * predicate and the filter. Only DB preferences and preferences
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      * defined on a TaxonNode are considered.
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      * NOTE: This is not yet implemented!
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      * @return
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     public CdmPreference find(CdmBase taxonNodeRelatedCdmBase, String predicate);
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     /**
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      * Write the value for the preference's key
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      * @param preference
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     public void set(CdmPreference preference);
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     //we need to decide if we want to keep this method
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//     String setCdmPrefs(CdmBase cdmBase, String predicate, String value );
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////     String setEditorPrefs();
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}
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