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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.

*/

package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.persistence.dao.reference;

import java.util.List;

public interface IOriginalSourceDao extends ICdmEntityDao<OriginalSourceBase>{

	/**

	 * Returns a map of identifiable entities of class <code>clazz</code> which have an original source of

	 * with namespace <code>idNamespace</code> and with an idInSource in <code>idInSourceList</code> <BR>

	 * The key of the map is the idInSource. If there are multiple objects that have the same id an arbitrary one is chosen.

	 */

	public <S extends ISourceable> Map<String, S> findOriginalSourcesByIdInSource(Class<S> clazz, Set<String> idInSourceSet, String idNamespace);

	/**

	 * Returns a list of identifiable entities according to their class, idInSource and idNamespace

	 */

	public <S extends ISourceable> List<S> findOriginalSourceByIdInSource(Class<S> clazz, String idInSource, String idNamespace);

	/**

	 * Returns the first OriginalSource with according idInSource and idNamespace

	 */

	public List<OriginalSourceBase> findOriginalSourceByIdInSource(String idInSource, String idNamespace);