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004// Generated by: SpringDao.vsl in andromda-spring-cartridge.
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006package fr.ifremer.adagio.core.dao.referential.gear;
007
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030
031import fr.ifremer.adagio.core.dao.Search;
032import java.sql.Timestamp;
033import java.util.Collection;
034import java.util.Set;
035import org.andromda.spring.PaginationResult;
036
037/**
038 * <html>
039 * <head>
040 * <style>
041 * p {padding:0px; margin:0px;}
042 * </style>
043 * </head>
044 * <body>
045 * <p>
046 * @deprecated NE PLUS UTILISER - Utiliser plutot <i>Grouping</i>
047 * </p>
048 * <p>
049 * &#160;
050 * </p>
051 * <p>
052 * Défini les coresspondances d'un engin avec des engins d'autres classifications.
053 * </p>
054 * <p>
055 * [Regle de gestion] <b>Les correspondances au sein d'une meme classification sont interdites.
056 * </b><br>[Regle de gestion] <b>La correspondance vers une classification doit avoir été autorisée
057 * au préalable, au niveau de &quot;GearClassificationSynonym&quot;
058 * </b><br>
059 * </p>
060 * <p>
061 * Si la coresspondance est exacte (les engins des deux classifications sont synonymes), alors
062 * chaque engin doit avoir une correspondance vers l'autre.
063 * </p>
064 * <p>
065 * Si la coresspondance n'est pas exacte (un engin A correspond à un engin B, mais l'inverse n'est
066 * pas vrai), alors une seule correspondance de A vers B est définie.
067 * <br>
068 * </p>
069 * <p>
070 * <br>
071 * </p>
072 * </body>
073 * </html>
074 * @see GearAssociation
075 */
076public interface GearAssociationDao
077{
078    /**
079     * This constant is used as a transformation flag; entities can be converted automatically into value objects
080     * or other types, different methods in a class implementing this interface support this feature: look for
081     * an <code>int</code> parameter called <code>transform</code>.
082     * <p>
083     * This specific flag denotes no transformation will occur.
084     */
085    public static final int TRANSFORM_NONE = 0;
086
087
088    /**
089     * Transforms the given results to a collection of {@link GearAssociation}
090     * instances (this is useful when the returned results contains a row of data and you want just entities only).
091     *
092     * @param results the query results.
093     */
094    public void toEntities(final Collection<?> results);
095
096    /**
097     * Gets an instance of GearAssociation from the persistent store.
098     * @param gearAssociationPk
099     * @return GearAssociation
100     */
101    public GearAssociation get(GearAssociationPK gearAssociationPk);
102
103    /**
104     * <p>
105     * Does the same thing as {@link #get(GearAssociationPK)} with an
106     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
107     * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
108     * defined in this class then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can
109     * optionally transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
110     * not occur.
111     * </p>
112     *
113     * @param transform flag to determine transformation type.
114     * @param gearAssociationPk the identifier of the entity to get.
115     * @return either the entity or the object transformed from the entity.
116     */
117    public Object get(int transform, GearAssociationPK gearAssociationPk);
118
119    /**
120     * Loads an instance of GearAssociation from the persistent store.
121     * @param gearAssociationPk
122     * @return GearAssociation
123     */
124    public GearAssociation load(GearAssociationPK gearAssociationPk);
125
126    /**
127     * <p>
128     * Does the same thing as {@link #load(GearAssociationPK)} with an
129     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
130     * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
131     * defined in this class then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can
132     * optionally transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
133     * not occur.
134     * </p>
135     *
136     * @param transform flag to determine transformation type.
137     * @param gearAssociationPk the identifier of the entity to load.
138     * @return either the entity or the object transformed from the entity.
139     */
140    public Object load(int transform, GearAssociationPK gearAssociationPk);
141
142    /**
143     * Loads all entities of type {@link GearAssociation}.
144     *
145     * @return the loaded entities.
146     */
147    public Collection<GearAssociation> loadAll();
148
149    /**
150     * <p>
151     * Does the same thing as {@link #loadAll()} with an
152     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
153     * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
154     * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
155     * transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
156     * not occur.
157     * </p>
158     *
159     * @param transform the flag indicating what transformation to use.
160     * @return the loaded entities.
161     */
162    public Collection<?> loadAll(final int transform);
163
164    /**
165     * <p>
166     * Does the same thing as {@link #loadAll()} with an
167     * additional two arguments called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. The <code>pageNumber</code>
168     * argument allows you to specify the page number when you are paging the results and the pageSize allows you to specify the size of the
169     * page retrieved.
170     * </p>
171     *
172     * @param pageNumber the page number to retrieve when paging results.
173     * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve when paging results.
174     * @return the loaded entities.
175     */
176    public Collection<?> loadAll(final int pageNumber, final int pageSize);
177
178    /**
179     * <p>
180     * Does the same thing as {@link #loadAll(int)} with an
181     * additional two arguments called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. The <code>pageNumber</code>
182     * argument allows you to specify the page number when you are paging the results and the pageSize allows you to specify the size of the
183     * page retrieved.
184     * </p>
185     *
186     * @param transform the flag indicating what transformation to use.
187     * @param pageNumber the page number to retrieve when paging results.
188     * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve when paging results.
189     * @return the loaded entities.
190     */
191    public Collection<?> loadAll(final int transform, final int pageNumber, final int pageSize);
192
193    /**
194     * Creates an instance of GearAssociation and adds it to the persistent store.
195     * @param gearAssociation
196     * @return GearAssociation
197     */
198    public GearAssociation create(GearAssociation gearAssociation);
199
200    /**
201     * <p>
202     * Does the same thing as {@link #create(GearAssociation)} with an
203     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
204     * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
205     * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
206     * transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
207     * not occur.
208     * </p>
209     * @param transform
210     * @param gearAssociation
211     * @return Object
212     */
213    public Object create(int transform, GearAssociation gearAssociation);
214
215    /**
216     * Creates a new instance of GearAssociation and adds
217     * from the passed in <code>entities</code> collection
218     *
219     * @param entities the collection of GearAssociation
220     * instances to create.
221     *
222     * @return the created instances.
223     */
224    public Collection<GearAssociation> create(Collection<GearAssociation> entities);
225
226    /**
227     * <p>
228     * Does the same thing as {@link #create(GearAssociation)} with an
229     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
230     * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
231     * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
232     * transform the entities (into value objects for example). By default, transformation does
233     * not occur.
234     * </p>
235     * @param transform
236     * @param entities
237     * @return Collection
238     */
239    public Collection<?> create(int transform, Collection<GearAssociation> entities);
240
241    /**
242     * <p>
243     * Creates a new <code>GearAssociation</code>
244     * instance from <strong>all</strong> attributes and adds it to
245     * the persistent store.
246     * </p>
247     * @param updateDate 
248     * @return GearAssociation
249     */
250    public GearAssociation create(
251        Timestamp updateDate);
252
253    /**
254     * <p>
255     * Does the same thing as {@link #create(Timestamp)} with an
256     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
257     * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
258     * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
259     * transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
260     * not occur.
261     * </p>
262     * @param transform
263     * @param updateDate 
264     * @return GearAssociation
265     */
266    public Object create(
267        int transform,
268        Timestamp updateDate);
269
270    /**
271     * <p>
272     * Creates a new <code>GearAssociation</code>
273     * instance from only <strong>required</strong> properties (attributes
274     * and association ends) and adds it to the persistent store.
275     * </p>
276     * @param fromGear
277     * @param toGear
278     * @param updateDate
279     * @return GearAssociation
280     */
281    public GearAssociation create(
282        Gear fromGear,
283        Gear toGear,
284        Timestamp updateDate);
285
286    /**
287     * <p>
288     * Does the same thing as {@link #create(Timestamp)} with an
289     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
290     * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
291     * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
292     * transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
293     * not occur.
294     * </p>
295     * @param transform flag to determine transformation type.
296     * @param fromGear
297     * @param toGear
298     * @param updateDate
299     * @return Object
300     */
301    public Object create(
302        int transform,
303        Gear fromGear,
304        Gear toGear,
305        Timestamp updateDate);
306
307    /**
308     * Updates the <code>gearAssociation</code> instance in the persistent store.
309     * @param gearAssociation
310     */
311    public void update(GearAssociation gearAssociation);
312
313    /**
314     * Updates all instances in the <code>entities</code> collection in the persistent store.
315     * @param entities
316     */
317    public void update(Collection<GearAssociation> entities);
318
319    /**
320     * Removes the instance of GearAssociation from the persistent store.
321     * @param gearAssociation
322     */
323    public void remove(GearAssociation gearAssociation);
324
325    /**
326     * Removes the instance of GearAssociation having the given
327     * <code>identifier</code> from the persistent store.
328     * @param gearAssociationPk
329     */
330    public void remove(GearAssociationPK gearAssociationPk);
331
332    /**
333     * Removes all entities in the given <code>entities</code> collection.
334     * @param entities
335     */
336    public void remove(Collection<GearAssociation> entities);
337
338
339    /**
340     * Does the same thing as {@link #search(int, Search)} but with an
341     * additional two flags called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. These flags allow you to
342     * limit your data to a specified page number and size.
343     *
344     * @param transform the transformation flag.
345     * @param pageNumber the page number in the data to retrieve
346     * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve.
347     * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
348     * @return any found results from the search wrapped in a {@link PaginationResult} instance.
349     */
350    public PaginationResult search(final int transform, final int pageNumber, final int pageSize, final Search search);
351
352    /**
353     * Does the same thing as {@link #search(Search)} but with an
354     * additional two flags called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. These flags allow you to
355     * limit your data to a specified page number and size.
356     *
357     * @param pageNumber the page number in the data to retrieve
358     * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve.
359     * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
360     * @return any found results from the search wrapped in a {@link PaginationResult} instance.
361     */
362    public PaginationResult search(final int pageNumber, final int pageSize, final Search search);
363
364    /**
365     * Does the same thing as {@link #search(Search)} but with an
366     * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
367     * finder results will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed during retrieval.
368     * If this flag is any of the other constants defined here
369     * then results <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
370     * transform the entities (into value objects for example). By default, transformation does
371     * not occur.
372     *
373     * @param transform the transformation flag.
374     * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
375     * @return any found results from the search.
376     */
377    public Set<?> search(final int transform, final Search search);
378
379    /**
380     * Performs a search using the parameters specified in the given <code>search</code> object.
381     *
382     * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
383     * @return any found results from the search.
384     */
385    public Set<GearAssociation> search(final Search search);
386
387    /**
388     * Allows transformation of entities into value objects
389     * (or something else for that matter), when the <code>transform</code>
390     * flag is set to one of the constants defined in <code>fr.ifremer.adagio.core.dao.referential.gear.GearAssociationDao</code>, please note
391     * that the {@link #TRANSFORM_NONE} constant denotes no transformation, so the entity itself
392     * will be returned.
393     *
394     * If the integer argument value is unknown {@link #TRANSFORM_NONE} is assumed.
395     *
396     * @param transform one of the constants declared in {@link fr.ifremer.adagio.core.dao.referential.gear.GearAssociationDao}
397     * @param entity an entity that was found
398     * @return the transformed entity (i.e. new value object, etc)
399     * @see #transformEntities(int,Collection)
400     */
401    public Object transformEntity(final int transform, final GearAssociation entity);
402
403    /**
404     * Transforms a collection of entities using the
405     * {@link #transformEntity(int,GearAssociation)}
406     * method. This method does not instantiate a new collection.
407     * <p>
408     * This method is to be used internally only.
409     *
410     * @param transform one of the constants declared in <code>fr.ifremer.adagio.core.dao.referential.gear.GearAssociationDao</code>
411     * @param entities the collection of entities to transform
412     * @see #transformEntity(int,GearAssociation)
413     */
414    public void transformEntities(final int transform, final Collection<?> entities);
415
416    // spring-dao merge-point
417}