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import java.util.UUID;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.RelationshipBase.Direction;

	/**

	 * 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<TaxonNameBase> findIdenticalTaxonNameIds(List<String> propertyPath);

	public long deleteSynonymRelationships(Synonym syn);

	/**

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

	 * depending on direction, where the supplied taxon is relatedTo or the supplied synonym is relatedFrom.

	 * 

	 * @param taxonBase The taxon or synonym that is relatedTo or relatedFrom

	 * @param type The type of SynonymRelationship (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 BeanInitializer#initialize(Object, List)}

	 * @param direction The direction of the relationship

	 * @return a List of SynonymRelationship instances

	 */

	public List<SynonymRelationship> listSynonymRelationships(

			TaxonBase taxonBase, SynonymRelationshipType type, Integer pageSize, Integer pageNumber,

			List<OrderHint> orderHints, List<String> propertyPaths, Direction direction);