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package org.apache.ambari.server.controller.spi;

/**
 * Extended resource provider interface that adds the ability to return a
 * {@link org.apache.ambari.server.controller.spi.QueryResponse} from a
 * resource query.
 *
 * If a resource provider supports paging and/or sorting of the resources
 * acquired through a query then it should implement
 * {@link org.apache.ambari.server.controller.spi.ExtendedResourceProvider}.
 */
public interface ExtendedResourceProvider extends ResourceProvider {
  /**
   * Query for resources that match the given predicate.
   *
   * @param request    the request object which defines the desired set of properties
   * @param predicate  the predicate object which can be used to filter which
   *                   resources are returned
   *
   * @return the response from the resource query
   *
   * @throws SystemException an internal system exception occurred
   * @throws UnsupportedPropertyException the request contains unsupported property ids
   * @throws NoSuchResourceException the requested resource instance doesn't exist
   * @throws NoSuchParentResourceException a parent resource of the requested resource doesn't exist
   */
  QueryResponse queryForResources(Request request, Predicate predicate)
      throws SystemException,
      UnsupportedPropertyException,
      NoSuchResourceException,
      NoSuchParentResourceException;
}