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package com.compendium.core.datamodel.services;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.Vector;
import com.compendium.core.datamodel.Code;
import com.compendium.core.datamodel.PCSession;
/**
* The interface for the CodeService class
* The CodeService class provides remote services to manipuate code objects in the database.
*
* @author Sajid and Rema / Michelle Bachler
*/
public interface ICodeService extends IService {
/**
* Adds a new code to the database and returns it if successful
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @param String sAuthor, the author of this code
* @param Date dCreationDate, the creation date of this code
* @param Date dModificationDate, the modification date
* @param String sName, the value of the code name
* @param String sDescription, the value of the code description
* @param String sBehavior, the value of the code behavior
*
* @return Code, the newly created Code object from the data placed in the database.
* @exception java.sql.SQLException
*/
public Code createCode(PCSession session, String sCodeID, String sAuthor, java.util.Date dCreationDate,
java.util.Date dModificationDate, String sName, String sDescription, String sBehavior)
throws SQLException;
/**
* Delete a code with the given code id from the database and returns it if successful
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @return boolean, indicating if the deletion of the code was successful.
* @exception java.sql.SQLException, if something went wrong.
*/
public boolean delete(PCSession session, String sCodeID) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns all the codes in the DB
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @return a Vector of all the codes in the Database
* @exception java.sql.SQLException
*/
public Vector getCodes(PCSession session) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns all the codes for the given code name
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sName, the value of the code name
* @return a Vector of all the codes for the given code name
* @exception java.sql.SQLException
*/
public Vector getCodeIDs(PCSession session, String name) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the Code Object for the given code id
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @return a Code object for the given code id
* @exception java.sql.SQLException
*/
public Code getCode(PCSession session, String codeId) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the Code Object for the given code name
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sName, the name of the code to return
* @return a Code object for the given code name
* @exception java.sql.SQLException
*/
public Code getCodeForName(PCSession session, String sName) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns all the nodes associated with the given sCodeIS
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @return a Vector of all the nodes associated with given sCodeID in the DB
* @exception java.sql.SQLException
*/
public Vector getNodes(PCSession session, String sCodeID, String userID) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns a count of the nodes associated with the given sCodeIS
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @return a count of the nodes associated with given sCodeID in the DB
* @exception java.sql.SQLException
*/
public int getNodeCount(PCSession session, String sCodeID) throws SQLException;
/**
* CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED.<br>
* Gets the name of the code with the particular code Id
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param codeId, the code id for the particular code object
* @return the name of the code
* @exception throws java.sql.SQLException
*/
public String getName(PCSession session, String codeId) throws SQLException;
/**
* Updates the code name for the code object with the particular sCodeID
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @param String sName, the new code name
* @param Date dModificationDate, the modification date
* @exception throws java.sql.SQLException
*/
public boolean setName(PCSession session, String sCodeID, String sName, java.util.Date dModificationDate) throws SQLException;
/**
* CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED.<br>
* Gets the description of the code with the particular codeID
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param codeId, the code id for the particular code object
* @return the description of the code
* @exception throws java.sql.SQLException
*/
public String getDescription(PCSession session, String codeId) throws SQLException;
/**
* Udaptes the description of the code with the particular sCodeID
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @param String sDescription, the value of the code description
* @param Date dModificationDate, the modification date
* @exception throws java.sql.SQLException
*/
public boolean setDescription(PCSession session, String sCodeID, String sDescription, java.util.Date dModificationDate) throws SQLException;
/**
* CURRENTLY NOT IMPLEMENTED.<br>
* Gets the behavior of the code with the particular codeID
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param codeId, the code id for the particular code object
* @return the behavior of the code
* @exception throws java.sql.SQLException
*/
public String getBehavior(PCSession session, String codeId) throws SQLException;
/**
* Udaptes the behavior of the code with the particular sCodeID
*
* @param PCSession session, the PCSession object for the database to use.
* @param String sCodeID, the code id for the particular code object
* @param String sBehavior, the value of the code behavior
* @param Date dModificationDate, the modification date
* @exception throws java.sql.SQLException
*/
public boolean setBehavior(PCSession session, String sCodeId, String sBehavior, java.util.Date dModificationDate) throws SQLException;
}