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/**

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

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

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dto.MergeResult;

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

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

/**

 * @author a.mueller

 *

 */

/**

 * @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 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.CdmCacher CdmCacher},

     * (ticket #4276) where a call to {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.cache.CdmCacher#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.CdmCacher#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 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);

    /**

     * 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 transientObject the entity to be merged

     * @return The unique identifier of the persisted entity

     */

    public T merge(T transientObject);

    /**

     * 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);

    public List<T> rows(String tableName, int limit, int start);

    /**

     * 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<T> newInstances);

    /**

     * Save a new entity (persists the entity)

     * @param newInstance the new entity to be persisted

     * @return The new persistent entity

     */

    public T save(T 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 List<T> list(T 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);

    /**

     * 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);

}