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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.io.IOException;

import java.util.EnumSet;

import java.util.List;

import java.util.Set;

import java.util.UUID;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.config.IFindTaxaAndNamesConfigurator;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.config.IncludedTaxonConfiguration;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.config.MatchingTaxonConfigurator;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.config.SynonymDeletionConfigurator;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.config.TaxonDeletionConfigurator;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.dto.IdentifiedEntityDTO;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.dto.IncludedTaxaDTO;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.dto.MarkedEntityDTO;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.exception.DataChangeNoRollbackException;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.exception.HomotypicalGroupChangeException;

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

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.search.LuceneMultiSearchException;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.search.LuceneParseException;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.search.SearchResult;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.api.service.util.TaxonRelationshipEdge;

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

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

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

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

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.DescriptionElementBase;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.Feature;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description.PresenceAbsenceTerm;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.location.NamedArea;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.media.Media;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.media.MediaRepresentation;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.HomotypicalGroup;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.Rank;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TaxonName;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference.Reference;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Classification;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Synonym;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.SynonymType;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.Taxon;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonBase;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonNode;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonRelationship;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.taxon.TaxonRelationshipType;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.initializer.IBeanInitializer;

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

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

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

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

public interface ITaxonService extends IIdentifiableEntityService<TaxonBase>{

    /**

     * Returns a list of taxa that matches the name string and the sec reference

     * @param name the name string to search for

     * @param sec the taxons sec reference

     * @return a list of taxa matching the name and the sec reference

     */

    public List<TaxonBase> searchTaxaByName(String name, Reference sec);

    /**

     * Swaps given synonym and accepted taxon.

     * In particular:

     * <ul>

     * 		<li>A new accepted taxon with the synonyms name is created</li>

     * 		<li>The synonym is deleted from the old accepted taxons synonym list</li>

     * 		<li>A new synonym with the name of the old accepted taxon is created</li>

     * 		<li>The newly created synonym get related to the newly created accepted taxon</li>

     * </ul>

     *

     * @param synonym

     * @param acceptedTaxon

     * @return

     */

    public UpdateResult swapSynonymAndAcceptedTaxon(Synonym synonym, Taxon acceptedTaxon);

    /**

     * Changes a synonym into an accepted taxon and removes

     * the synonym relationship to the given accepted taxon.

     * Other synonyms homotypic to the synonym to change are

     * moved to the same new accepted taxon as homotypic

     * synonyms. The new accepted taxon has the same name and

     * the same sec reference as the old synonym.<BR>

     * If the given accepted taxon and the synonym are homotypic

     * to each other an exception may be thrown as taxonomically it doesn't

     * make sense to have two accepted taxa in the same homotypic group

     * but also it is than difficult to decide how to handle other names

     * in the homotypic group. It is up to the implementing class to

     * handle this situation via an exception or in another way.

     *

     *

     * @param synonym

     * 				the synonym to change into an accepted taxon

     * @param acceptedTaxon

     * 				an accepted taxon, the synonym had a relationship to

     * @param deleteSynonym

     * 			if true the method tries to delete the old synonym from the database

     * @return

     * 			the newly created accepted taxon

     * @throws IllegalArgumentException

     * 			if the given accepted taxon and the synonym are homotypic

     * 		    to each other an exception may be thrown as taxonomically it doesn't

     * 			make sense to have two accepted taxa in the same homotypic group

     *          but also it is than difficult to decide how to handle other names

     *          in the homotypic group. It is up to the implementing class to

     *          handle this situation via an exception or in another way.

     */

    public UpdateResult changeSynonymToAcceptedTaxon(Synonym synonym, Taxon acceptedTaxon, boolean deleteSynonym) throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException;

    /**

     * @param synonymUuid

     * @param acceptedTaxonUuid

     * @param newParentNodeUuid

     * @param deleteSynonym

     * @return

     * @throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException

     */

    public UpdateResult changeSynonymToAcceptedTaxon(UUID synonymUuid, UUID acceptedTaxonUuid, UUID newParentNodeUuid,

            boolean deleteSynonym)

            throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException;

    /**

     * Change a synonym into a related concept

     *

     * @param synonym

     * 				the synonym to change into the concept taxon

     * @param toTaxon

     * 				the taxon the newly created concept should be related to

     * @param taxonRelationshipType

     * 				the type of relationship

     * @param reference

     * @param microReference

     * @return

     * 				update result with the newly created concept

     */

    public UpdateResult changeSynonymToRelatedTaxon(Synonym synonym, Taxon toTaxon, TaxonRelationshipType taxonRelationshipType, Reference reference, String microReference);

    /**

     *

     * Change a related concept into synonym

     *

     * @param synonym

     * 				the concept taxon to change into a synonym

     * @param toTaxon

     * 				the taxon the newly created synonym should be related to

     * @param oldRelationshipType

     *              the type of old concept relationship

     * @param synonymRelationshipType

     * 				the type of new synonym relationship

     *

     * @return

     * 				update result with the newly created synonym

     * @throws DataChangeNoRollbackException

     */

  public 	UpdateResult changeRelatedTaxonToSynonym(Taxon fromTaxon, Taxon toTaxon,

             TaxonRelationshipType oldRelationshipType,

            SynonymType synonymType) throws DataChangeNoRollbackException;

    /**

     * Changes the homotypic group of a synonym into the new homotypic group.

     * All relations to taxa are updated correctly depending on the homotypic

     * group of the accepted taxon. <BR>

     * All existing basionym relationships to and from this name are removed.<BR>

     * If the parameter <code>targetTaxon</code> is defined, the synonym is

     * added to this taxon irrespctive of if it has been related to this

     * taxon before.<BR>

     * If <code>setBasionymRelationIfApplicable</code> is true a basionym relationship

     * between the existing basionym(s) of the new homotypic group and the synonyms name

     * is added.<BR>

     *

     * @param synonym

     * @param newHomotypicalGroup

     * @param taxon

     * @param setBasionymRelationIfApplicable

     */

    public void changeHomotypicalGroupOfSynonym(Synonym synonym, HomotypicalGroup newHomotypicalGroup,

            Taxon targetTaxon, boolean setBasionymRelationIfApplicable);

    /**

     * See {@link #moveSynonymToAnotherTaxon(Synonym, Taxon, boolean, SynonymType, Reference, String, boolean)}

     * @param oldSynonym

     * @param newTaxon

     * @param moveHomotypicGroup

     * @param newSynonymType

     * @return

     * @throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException

     */

    public UpdateResult moveSynonymToAnotherTaxon(Synonym oldSynonym, Taxon newTaxon, boolean moveHomotypicGroup,

            SynonymType newSynonymType) throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException;

    /**

     * Moves a synonym to another taxon and removes the old synonym relationship.

     *

     * @param oldSynonym the old synonym to move.

     * @param newTaxon the taxon the synonym will be moved to

     * @param moveHomotypicGroup if the synonym belongs to a homotypic group with other synonyms and

     * 		<code>moveHomotypicGroup</code> is <code>true</code> all these synonyms are moved to the new taxon,

     * 		if <code>false</code> a {@link HomotypicalGroupChangeException} is thrown.

     * 		<code>moveHomotypicGroup</code> has no effect if the synonym is the only synonym in it's homotypic group.

     * @param newSynonymType the synonym type of the new synonyms. Default is

     * 		{@link SynonymType#HETEROTYPIC_SYNONYM_OF() heterotypic}.

     * @param newSecundum The secundum for the new synonyms).

     * @param newSecundumDetail The secundum micro reference for the new synonym(s).

     * @param keepSecundumIfUndefined if no <code>newSecundum</code> and/or no <code>newSecundumDetail</code>

     * 		is defined they are taken from the old synonym(s) if <code>keepSecundumIfUndefined</code> is

     * 		<code>true</code>. If <code>false</code> the secundum and the secundum detail will be taken

     * 		only from the <code>newSecundum</code> and <code>newSecundumDetail</code> even if they are

     *      undefined (<code>null</code>).

     * @return The new synonym relationship. If <code>moveHomotypicGroup</code> is <code>true</code> additionally

     * 		created new synonym relationships must be retrieved separately from the new taxon.

     * @throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException Exception is thrown if (1) synonym is homotypic to the old accepted taxon or

     * 		(2) synonym is in homotypic group with other synonyms and <code>moveHomotypicGroup</code> is false

     */

    public UpdateResult moveSynonymToAnotherTaxon(Synonym oldSynonym, Taxon newTaxon, boolean moveHomotypicGroup,

            SynonymType newSynonymType, Reference newSecundum,

            String newSecundumDetail, boolean keepSecundumIfUndefined) throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException;

    /**

     * @param oldSynonym

     * @param newTaxonUUID

     * @param moveHomotypicGroup

     * @param newSynonymType

     * @param reference

     * @param referenceDetail

     * @param keepReference

     * @return

     * @throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException

     *

     * @see {@link #moveSynonymToAnotherTaxon(Synonym, Taxon, boolean, SynonymType, Reference, String, boolean)}

     */

    public UpdateResult moveSynonymToAnotherTaxon(Synonym oldSynonym,

            UUID newTaxonUUID, boolean moveHomotypicGroup,

            SynonymType newSynonymType,

            Reference newSecundum, String newSecundumDetail, boolean keepSecundumIfUndefined)

            throws HomotypicalGroupChangeException;

    /**

     * Returns the TaxonRelationships (of where relationship.type == type, if this argument is supplied)

     * where the supplied taxon is relatedTo.

     *

     * @param taxon The taxon that is relatedTo

     * @param type The type of TaxonRelationship (can be null)

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

     * @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 IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a List of TaxonRelationship instances

     */

    public List<TaxonRelationship> listToTaxonRelationships(Taxon taxon, TaxonRelationshipType type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns the TaxonRelationships (of where relationship.type == type, if this arguement is supplied)

     * where the supplied taxon is relatedTo.

     *

     * @param taxon The taxon that is relatedTo

     * @param type The type of TaxonRelationship (can be null)

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

     * @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 IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a Pager of TaxonRelationship instances

     */

    public Pager<TaxonRelationship> pageToTaxonRelationships(Taxon taxon, TaxonRelationshipType type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns the TaxonRelationships (of where relationship.type == type, if this argument is supplied)

     * where the supplied taxon is relatedFrom.

     *

     * @param taxon The taxon that is relatedFrom

     * @param type The type of TaxonRelationship (can be null)

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

     * @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 IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a List of TaxonRelationship instances

     */

    public List<TaxonRelationship> listFromTaxonRelationships(Taxon taxon, TaxonRelationshipType type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns the TaxonRelationships (of where relationship.type == type, if this argument is supplied)

     * where the supplied taxon is relatedFrom.

     *

     * @param taxon The taxon that is relatedFrom

     * @param type The type of TaxonRelationship (can be null)

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

     * @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 IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a Pager of TaxonRelationship instances

     */

    public Pager<TaxonRelationship> pageFromTaxonRelationships(Taxon taxon, TaxonRelationshipType type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * lists all taxa which are related to the <code>taxon</code> given as

     * parameter.

     *

     * @param taxon

     * @param includeRelationships

     * @param maxDepth

     *            <code>1</code> for one level, <code>null</code> for infinite

     *            depth, <code>0</code> will completely omit collecting related taxa.

     * @param limit

     * @param start

     * @param propertyPaths

     * @return

     */

    public Set<Taxon> listRelatedTaxa(Taxon taxon, Set<TaxonRelationshipEdge> includeRelationships, Integer maxDepth,

            Integer limit, Integer start, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns all or a page of all taxon concept relationships in the database.

     * The result can be filtered by relationship types.

     *

     * @param types The taxon relationship type filter, if <code>null</code> no filter is set, if empty the result will also be empty

     * @param pageSize the page size

     * @param pageStart the number of the start page

     * @param orderHints the order hints

     * @param propertyPaths the property path to initialize the resulting objects

     * @return list of taxon relationships matching the filter criteria

     */

    public List<TaxonRelationship> listTaxonRelationships(Set<TaxonRelationshipType> types,

            Integer pageSize, Integer pageStart, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Lists all classifications the given taxon/synonym is used in{@link Synonym}

     *

     * @param taxonBase

     * @param limit

     * @param start

     * @param propertyPaths

     * @return

     */

    public List<Classification> listClassifications(TaxonBase taxonBase, Integer limit, Integer start, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns the Synonyms (with the given synonym relationship type, if this argument is supplied)

     * that do have the supplied taxon as accepted taxon.

     *

     * @param taxon The accepted taxon

     * @param type The type of Synonym (can be null)

     * @param pageSize The maximum number of synonyms returned (can be null for returning synonyms)

     * @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 IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a Pager of {@link Synonym} instances

     */

    public Pager<Synonym> getSynonyms(Taxon taxon, SynonymType type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * This method returns in the first entry the list of synonyms of the

     * homotypic group of the accepted taxon. All other entries represent the lists of heterotypic

     * synonym groups. For detailed information about these 2 groups see

     * {@link #getHomotypicSynonymsByHomotypicGroup(Taxon, List)} and

     * {@link #getHeterotypicSynonymyGroups(Taxon, List)}

     *

     * @see			#getSynonyms()

     * @see			SynonymType#HETEROTYPIC_SYNONYM_OF()

     * @see			eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.HomotypicalGroup

     * @param taxon the accepted taxon

     * @param propertyPaths the property path

     * @return the list of groups of synonyms

     */

    public List<List<Synonym>> getSynonymsByHomotypicGroup(Taxon taxon, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns the list of all synonyms that share the same homotypical group with the given taxon.

     * Only those homotypic synonyms are returned that do have a synonym relationship with the accepted taxon.

     * @param taxon

     * @param propertyPaths

     * @return

     */

    public List<Synonym> getHomotypicSynonymsByHomotypicGroup(Taxon taxon, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns the ordered list of all {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.HomotypicalGroup homotypical groups}

     * that contain {@link Synonym synonyms} that are heterotypic to the given taxon.

     * {@link eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.TaxonName Taxon names} of heterotypic synonyms

     * belong to a homotypical group which cannot be the homotypical group to which the

     * taxon name of the given taxon belongs. This method does not return the homotypic group the given

     * taxon belongs to.<BR>

     * This method does neglect the type of synonym relationship that is defined between the given taxon

     * and the synonym. So the synonym relationship may be homotypic however a synonym is returned

     * in one of the result lists as long as the synonym does not belong to the same homotypic group as

     * the given taxon.<BR>

     * The list returned is ordered according to the date of publication of the

     * first published name within each homotypical group.

     *

     * @see			#getHeterotypicSynonymyGroups()

     * @see			#getSynonyms()

     * @see			SynonymType#HETEROTYPIC_SYNONYM_OF()

     * @see			eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.name.HomotypicalGroup

     * @param taxon

     * @param propertyPaths

     * @return

     */

    public List<List<Synonym>> getHeterotypicSynonymyGroups(Taxon taxon, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns a Paged List of TaxonBase instances where the default field matches the String queryString (as interpreted by the Lucene QueryParser)

     *

     * @param clazz filter the results by class (or pass null to return all TaxonBase instances)

     * @param queryString

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

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

     * @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 Taxon instances

     * @see <a href="http://lucene.apache.org/java/2_4_0/queryparsersyntax.html">Apache Lucene - Query Parser Syntax</a>

     */

    @Override

    public Pager<TaxonBase> search(Class<? extends TaxonBase> clazz, String queryString, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns a list of TaxonBase instances where the

     * taxon.name properties match the parameters passed. In order to search for any string value, pass '*', passing the string value of

     * <i>null</i> will search for those taxa with a value of null in that field

     *

     * @param clazz optionally filter by class (can be null to return all taxa)

     * @param uninomial

     * @param infragenericEpithet

     * @param specificEpithet

     * @param infraspecificEpithet

     * @param rank

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

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

     * @return a list of TaxonBase instances

     */

    public Pager<TaxonBase> findTaxaByName(Class<? extends TaxonBase> clazz, String uninomial, String infragenericEpithet, String specificEpithet, String infraspecificEpithet, String authorship, Rank rank, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber);

    /**

     * Returns a list of TaxonBase instances where the

     * taxon.name properties match the parameters passed. In order to search for any string value, pass '*', passing the string value of

     * <i>null</i> will search for those taxa with a value of null in that field

     *

     * @param clazz optionally filter by class

     * @param uninomial

     * @param infragenericEpithet

     * @param specificEpithet

     * @param infraspecificEpithet

     * @param rank

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

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

     * @return a List of TaxonBase instances

     */

    public List<TaxonBase> listTaxaByName(Class<? extends TaxonBase> clazz, String uninomial, String infragenericEpithet, String specificEpithet, String infraspecificEpithet, String authorship, Rank rank, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber);

    /**

     * Returns a list of IdentifiableEntity instances (in particular, TaxonName and TaxonBase instances)

     * that match the properties specified in the configurator.

     * @param configurator

     * @return

     */

    public Pager<IdentifiableEntity> findTaxaAndNames(IFindTaxaAndNamesConfigurator configurator);

    /**

     * performes a union searches for TaxonBase instances on all available

     * free text indexes. At the time of writing this documentation it combines

     * {@link #findByDescriptionElementFullText(Class, String, Classification, List, List, boolean, Integer, Integer, List, List)}

     * and {@link #findByFullText(Class, String, Classification, List, boolean, Integer, Integer, List, List)

     *

     * @param queryString

     *            the query string

     * @param classification

     *            Additional filter criterion: If a taxonomic classification

     *            three is specified here the result set will only contain taxa

     *            of the given classification

     * @param languages

     *            Additional filter criterion: Search only in these languages.

     *            Not all text fields in the cdm model are multilingual, thus

     *            this setting will only apply to the multilingiual fields.

     *            Other fields are searched nevertheless if this parameter is

     *            set or not.

     * @param highlightFragments

     *            TODO

     * @param pageSize

     *            The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all

     *            objects)

     * @param pageNumber

     *            The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result

     *            set (0 - based)

     * @param orderHints

     *            Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which

     *            include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or

     *            authorTeam.persistentTitleCache

     * @param propertyPaths

     *            properties to initialize - see

     *            {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a paged list of instances of type T matching the queryString and

     *         the additional filter criteria

     * @return

     * @throws LuceneCorruptIndexException

     * @throws IOException

     * @throws LuceneParseException

     * @throws LuceneMultiSearchException

     * @deprecated this search should fully be covered by the new method

     *      {@link #findTaxaAndNamesByFullText(EnumSet, String, Classification, Set, List, boolean, Integer, Integer, List, List)}

     *      , maybe we should rename this latter method to give it a more meaningful name

     */

    @Deprecated

    public Pager<SearchResult<TaxonBase>> findByEverythingFullText(String queryString,

            Classification classification, List<Language> languages, boolean highlightFragments,

            Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths) throws IOException, LuceneParseException, LuceneMultiSearchException;

    /**

     * Searches for TaxonBase instances using the TaxonBase free text index.

     *

     * <h4>This is an experimental feature, it may be moved, modified, or even

     * removed in future releases!!!</h4>

     *

     * @param clazz

     *            Additional filter criterion: The specific TaxonBase subclass

     *            to search for

     * @param queryString

     *            the query string

     * @param classification

     *            Additional filter criterion: If a taxonomic classification

     *            three is specified here the result set will only contain taxa

     *            of the given classification

     * @param languages

     *            Additional filter criterion: Search only in these languages.

     *            Not all text fields in the cdm model are multilingual, thus

     *            this setting will only apply to the multilingiual fields.

     *            Other fields are searched nevertheless if this parameter is

     *            set or not.

     * @param highlightFragments

     *            TODO

     * @param pageSize

     *            The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all

     *            objects)

     * @param pageNumber

     *            The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result

     *            set (0 - based)

     * @param orderHints

     *            Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which

     *            include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or

     *            authorTeam.persistentTitleCache

     * @param propertyPaths

     *            properties to initialize - see

     *            {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a paged list of instances of type T matching the queryString and

     *         the additional filter criteria

     * @throws LuceneCorruptIndexException

     * @throws IOException

     * @throws LuceneParseException

     */

    public Pager<SearchResult<TaxonBase>> findByFullText(Class<? extends TaxonBase> clazz, String queryString, Classification classification,

            List<Language> languages, boolean highlightFragments, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints,

            List<String> propertyPaths) throws IOException, LuceneParseException;

    /**

     * @param areaFilter

     * @param statusFilter

     * @param classification

     *            Additional filter criterion: If a taxonomic classification

     *            three is specified here the result set will only contain taxa

     *            of the given classification

     * @param highlightFragments

     * @param pageSize

     *            The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all

     *            objects)

     * @param pageNumber

     *            The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result

     *            set (0 - based)

     * @param orderHints

     *            Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which

     *            include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or

     *            authorTeam.persistentTitleCache

     * @param propertyPath

     *            Common properties to initialize the instances of the

     *            CDM types ({@link Taxon} and {@link Synonym}

     *            this method can return - see {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a paged list of instances of {@link Taxon} instances

     * @throws IOException

     * @throws LuceneParseException

     */

    public Pager<SearchResult<TaxonBase>> findByDistribution(List<NamedArea> areaFilter, List<PresenceAbsenceTerm> statusFilter,

            Classification classification,

            Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber,

            List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths) throws IOException, LuceneParseException;

    /**

     * Searches for TaxonBase instances using the TaxonBase free text index.

     *

     *

     *

     * <h4>This is an experimental feature, it may be moved, modified, or even

     * removed in future releases!!!</h4>

     * @param searchModes

     *            Additional filter criterion: defaults to [doTaxa] if set null

     * @param queryString

     *            the query string

     * @param classification

     *            Additional filter criterion: If a taxonomic classification

     *            three is specified here the result set will only contain taxa

     *            of the given classification

     * @param namedAreas

     * @param languages

     *            Additional filter criterion: Search only in these languages.

     *            Not all text fields in the cdm model are multilingual, thus

     *            this setting will only apply to the multilingiual fields.

     *            Other fields are searched nevertheless if this parameter is

     *            set or not.

     * @param highlightFragments

     *            TODO

     * @param pageSize

     *            The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all

     *            objects)

     * @param pageNumber

     *            The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result

     *            set (0 - based)

     * @param orderHints

     *            Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which

     *            include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or

     *            authorTeam.persistentTitleCache

     * @param propertyPath

     *            Common properties to initialize the instances of the

     *            CDM types ({@link Taxon} and {@link Synonym}

     *            this method can return - see {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a paged list of instances of {@link Taxon}, {@link Synonym}, matching the queryString and

     *         the additional filter criteria

     * @throws LuceneCorruptIndexException

     * @throws IOException

     * @throws LuceneParseException

     * @throws LuceneMultiSearchException

     */

    public Pager<SearchResult<TaxonBase>> findTaxaAndNamesByFullText(

            EnumSet<TaxaAndNamesSearchMode> searchModes,

            String queryString, Classification classification, Set<NamedArea> namedAreas, Set<PresenceAbsenceTerm> distributionStatus,

            List<Language> languages, boolean highlightFragments, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints,

            List<String> propertyPaths) throws IOException, LuceneParseException, LuceneMultiSearchException;

    /**

     * Searches for TaxonBase instances by using the DescriptionElement free text index.

     *

     * <h4>This is an experimental feature, it may be moved, modified, or even

     * removed in future releases!!!</h4>

     *

     * @param clazz

     *            Additional filter criterion:

     * @param queryString

     *            the query string to filter by

     * @param classification

     *            Additional filter criterion: If a taxonomic classification

     *            three is specified here the result set will only contain taxa

     *            of the given classification

     * @param features

     *            TODO

     * @param languages

     *            Additional filter criterion: Search only in these languages.

     *            Not all text fields in the cdm model are multilingual, thus

     *            this setting will only apply to the multilingiual fields.

     *            Other fields are searched nevertheless if this parameter is

     *            set or not.

     * @param highlightFragments

     *            TODO

     * @param pageSize

     *            The maximum number of objects returned (can be null for all

     *            objects)

     * @param pageNumber

     *            The offset (in pageSize chunks) from the start of the result

     *            set (0 - based)

     * @param orderHints

     *            Supports path like <code>orderHints.propertyNames</code> which

     *            include *-to-one properties like createdBy.username or

     *            authorTeam.persistentTitleCache

     * @param propertyPaths

     *            properties to initialize - see

     *            {@link IBeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

     * @return a paged list of instances of type T matching the queryString and

     *         the additional filter criteria

     * @throws IOException

     * @throws LuceneCorruptIndexException

     * @throws LuceneParseException

     */

    public Pager<SearchResult<TaxonBase>> findByDescriptionElementFullText(Class<? extends DescriptionElementBase> clazz, String queryString, Classification classification, List<Feature> features, List<Language> languages, boolean highlightFragments, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths) throws IOException, LuceneParseException;

    /**

     *

     * @param taxon

     * @param size

     * @param height

     * @param widthOrDuration

     * @param mimeTypes

     * @return

     *

     * @deprecated use {@link #listMedia(Taxon, Set, boolean, boolean, List)} instead

     */

    @Deprecated

    public List<MediaRepresentation> getAllMedia(Taxon taxon, int size, int height, int widthOrDuration, String[] mimeTypes);

    /**

     * Lists all Media found in an any TaxonDescription associated with this

     * taxon.

     *

     * @param taxon

     * @param includeRelationships

     *            the given list of TaxonRelationshipEdges will be taken into

     *            account when retrieving media associated with the given taxon.

     *            Can be NULL.

     * @param limitToGalleries

     *            whether to take only TaxonDescription into account which are

     *            marked as gallery

     * @return

     * @deprecated use {@link #listMedia(Taxon, Set, boolean, boolean, List)} instead

     */

    @Deprecated

    public List<Media> listTaxonDescriptionMedia(Taxon taxon, Set<TaxonRelationshipEdge> includeRelationships, boolean limitToGalleries, List<String> propertyPath);

    /**

     * Lists all Media found in an any TaxonDescription, NameDescription,

     * SpecimenOrObservationBase, DnaSample Chromatograms, etc. associated with this taxon.

     *

     * @param taxon

     * @param includeRelationships

     *            the given list of TaxonRelationshipEdges will be taken into

     *            account when retrieving media associated with the given taxon.

     *            Can be NULL.

     * @param limitToGalleries

     *            whether to take only descriptions into account which are

     *            marked as gallery, can be NULL

     * @param includeTaxonDescriptions

     *            whether to take TaxonDescriptions into account, can be NULL

     * @param includeOccurrences

     *          whether to take TaxonDescriptions into account, can be NULL

     * @param includeTaxonNameDescriptions

     *       whether to take TaxonNameDescriptions into account, can be NULL

     * @param propertyPath

     * @return

     */

    public List<Media> listMedia(Taxon taxon, Set<TaxonRelationshipEdge> includeRelationships,

            Boolean limitToGalleries, Boolean includeTaxonDescriptions, Boolean includeOccurrences,

            Boolean includeTaxonNameDescriptions, List<String> propertyPath);

    public List<TaxonBase> findTaxaByID(Set<Integer> listOfIDs);

    /**

     * Returns the TaxonBase with the given UUID

     * using the given match mode and initialization strategy

     *

     * @param uuid

     * @param propertyPaths

     * @return

     */

    public TaxonBase findTaxonByUuid(UUID uuid, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Counts the number of synonyms

     * @param onlyAttachedToTaxon if <code>true</code> only those synonyms being attached to

     * an accepted taxon are counted

     * @return the number of synonyms

     */

    public int countSynonyms(boolean onlyAttachedToTaxon);

    public List<TaxonName> findIdenticalTaxonNames(List<String> propertyPath);

    public List<TaxonName> findIdenticalTaxonNameIds(List<String> propertyPath);

//

//    public String getPhylumName(TaxonName name);

    /**

     * Returns all {@link Taxon taxa} which are {@link TaxonRelationshipType#CONGRUENT_TO() congruent} or

     * {@link TaxonRelationshipType#INCLUDES() included} in the taxon represented by the given taxon uuid.

     * The result also returns the path to these taxa represented by the uuids of

     * the {@link TaxonRelationshipType taxon relationships types} and doubtful information.

     * If classificationUuids is set only taxa of classifications are returned which are included

     * in the given {@link Classification classifications}. ALso the path to these taxa may not include

     * taxa from other classifications.

     * @param taxonUuid uuid of the original taxon

     * @param classificationUuids List of uuids of classifications used as a filter

     * @param includeDoubtful set to <code>true</code> if also doubtfully included taxa should be included in the result

     * @return a DTO which includes a list of taxa with the pathes from the original taxon to the given taxon as well

     * as doubtful and date information. The original taxon is included in the result.

     */

    public IncludedTaxaDTO listIncludedTaxa(UUID taxonUuid, IncludedTaxonConfiguration configuration);

   /**

     * Removes a synonym.<BR><BR>

     *

     * In detail it removes

     *  <li>the synonym concept</li>

     *  <BR><BR>

     *  If <code>removeNameIfPossible</code> is true

     *  it also removes the synonym name if it is not used in any other context

     *  (part of a concept, in DescriptionElementSource, part of a name relationship, used inline, ...)<BR><BR>

     *  If <code>newHomotypicGroupIfNeeded</code> is <code>true</code> and the synonym name

     *  is not deleted and the name is homotypic to the taxon

     *  the name is moved to a new homotypic group.<BR><BR>

     *

     *  If synonym is <code>null</code> the method has no effect.

     *

     * @param taxon

     * @param synonym

     * @param removeNameIfPossible

     * @return deleteResult

     *

     */

    public DeleteResult deleteSynonym(Synonym synonym, SynonymDeletionConfigurator config);

    /**

     * Removes a synonym.

     *

     * The method essentially loads the synonym and calls the

     * {@link #deleteSynonym(Synonym, SynonymDeletionConfigurator) deleteSynonym} method

     *

     * @param synonymUuid

     * @param config

     * @return

     */

    public DeleteResult deleteSynonym(UUID synonymUuid, SynonymDeletionConfigurator config);

    /**

     * @param tnb

     * @return

     */

    public Taxon findBestMatchingTaxon(String taxonName);

    public Taxon findBestMatchingTaxon(MatchingTaxonConfigurator config);

    public Synonym findBestMatchingSynonym(String taxonName);

     public List<UuidAndTitleCache<IdentifiableEntity>> findTaxaAndNamesForEditor(IFindTaxaAndNamesConfigurator configurator);

    /**

     * Creates the specified inferred synonyms for the taxon in the classification, but do not insert it to the database

     * @param taxon

     * @param tree

     * @return list of inferred synonyms

     */

    public List<Synonym> createInferredSynonyms(Taxon taxon, Classification tree, SynonymType type, boolean doWithMisappliedNames);

    /**

     * Creates all inferred synonyms for the taxon in the classification, but do not insert it to the database

     * @param taxon

     * @param tree

     * @param iDatabase

     * @return list of inferred synonyms

     */

    public List<Synonym>  createAllInferredSynonyms(Taxon taxon, Classification tree, boolean doWithMisappliedNames);

    public Taxon findAcceptedTaxonFor(UUID synonymUuid, UUID classificationUuid, List<String> propertyPaths);

    public List<TaxonBase> findTaxaByName(MatchingTaxonConfigurator config);

    /**

     * @param clazz the optional {@link TaxonBase} subclass

     * @param identifier the identifier string

     * @param identifierType the identifier type

     * @param subtreeFilter filter on a classification subtree (TaxonNode)

     * @param matchmode the match mode for the identifier string

     * @param includeEntity should the taxon as an object be included in the result

     * @param pageSize page size

     * @param pageNumber page number

     * @param propertyPaths property path for initializing the returned taxon object (requires includeEntity=true)

     * @return the resulting {@link IdentifiedEntityDTO} pager

     * @see IIdentifiableEntityService#findByIdentifier(Class, String, DefinedTerm, MatchMode, boolean, Integer, Integer, List)

     */

    public <S extends TaxonBase> Pager<IdentifiedEntityDTO<S>> findByIdentifier(

			Class<S> clazz, String identifier, DefinedTerm identifierType, TaxonNode subtreeFilter,

			MatchMode matchmode, boolean includeEntity, Integer pageSize,

			Integer pageNumber,	List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * Returns a pager for {@link MarkedEntityDTO DTOs} that hold the marker including type, title and uuid

     * and the according {@link TaxonBase} information (uuid, title and the taxon object itself (optional)).

     *

     * @param clazz The optional {@link TaxonBase} subclass

     * @param markerType the obligatory marker type, if not given, the results will always be empty

     * @param markerValue the optional

     * @param subtreeFilter filter on a classification subtree (TaxonNode)

     * @param includeEntity should the taxon as an object be included in the result

     * @param titleType which label to give the returned entity, taxon.titleCache, name.titleCache or name.nameCache

     * @param pageSize page size

     * @param pageNumber page number

     * @param propertyPaths property path for initializing the returned taxon object (requires includeEntity=true)

     * @return the resulting {@link MarkedEntityDTO} pager

     * @see IIdentifiableEntityService#findByMarker(Class, MarkerType, Boolean, boolean, Integer, Integer, List)

     */

    public <S extends TaxonBase> Pager<MarkedEntityDTO<S>> findByMarker(

            Class<S> clazz, MarkerType markerType, Boolean markerValue,

            TaxonNode subtreeFilter, boolean includeEntity, TaxonTitleType titleType,

            Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber, List<String> propertyPaths);

    /**

     * @param synonymUUid

     * @param acceptedTaxonUuid

     * @return

     */

    public UpdateResult swapSynonymAndAcceptedTaxon(UUID synonymUUid, UUID acceptedTaxonUuid);

    /**

     * @param taxonUuid

     * @param config

     * @param classificationUuid

     * @return

     */

    public DeleteResult deleteTaxon(UUID taxonUuid, TaxonDeletionConfigurator config, UUID classificationUuid);

	public UpdateResult moveFactualDateToAnotherTaxon(UUID fromTaxonUuid,

			UUID toTaxonUuid);

    /**

     * @param synonymUuid

     * @param toTaxonUuid

     * @param taxonRelationshipType

     * @param citation

     * @param microcitation

     * @return

     */

    public UpdateResult changeSynonymToRelatedTaxon(UUID synonymUuid, UUID toTaxonUuid, TaxonRelationshipType taxonRelationshipType,

            Reference citation, String microcitation);

    /**

     * @param fromTaxonUuid

     * @param toTaxonUuid

     * @param oldRelationshipType

     * @param synonymType

     * @return

     * @throws DataChangeNoRollbackException

     */

    public UpdateResult changeRelatedTaxonToSynonym(UUID fromTaxonUuid, UUID toTaxonUuid,

            TaxonRelationshipType oldRelationshipType, SynonymType synonymType) throws DataChangeNoRollbackException;

    /**

     * @param acceptedTaxonUuid

     * @param newName

     * @param type

     * @return

     */

    UpdateResult createSynonym(UUID acceptedTaxonUuid, Synonym synonym);

}