UnvoidHandler.java

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 */
package org.openmrs.api.handler;

import java.util.Date;

import org.openmrs.User;
import org.openmrs.Voidable;
import org.openmrs.aop.RequiredDataAdvice;

/**
 * This is the super interface for all unvoid* actions that take place on all services. The
 * {@link RequiredDataAdvice} class uses AOP around each method in every service to check to see if
 * its a unvoid* method. If it is a unvoid* method, this class is called to handle setting the
 * {@link Voidable#isVoided()}, {@link Voidable#setVoidReason(String)},
 * {@link Voidable#setVoiddBy(User)}, and {@link Voidable#setDateVoidd(Date)} all to null. <br/>
 * <br/>
 * Child collections on this {@link Voidable} that are themselves a {@link Voidable} are looped over
 * and also unvoided by the {@link RequiredDataAdvice} class.<br/>
 * <br/>
 * 
 * @see BaseUnvoidHandler
 * @see RequiredDataAdvice
 * @see VoidHandler
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface UnvoidHandler<V extends Voidable> extends RequiredDataHandler<V> {
	
	/**
	 * Implementing classes are called around every unvoid* method to set everything to null.<br/>
	 * <br/>
	 * 
	 * @see org.openmrs.api.handler.RequiredDataHandler#handle(org.openmrs.OpenmrsObject,
	 *      org.openmrs.User, java.util.Date, java.lang.String)
	 */
	public void handle(V voidableObject, User voidingUser, Date origParentVoidedDate, String unused);
	
}