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package nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.ads;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.BaseDAO;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.DeletableDAO;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.InsertableDAO;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.UpdatableDAO;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.ads.AdCategory;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.ads.AdCategoryQuery;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.exceptions.DaoException;
/**
* Interface for category DAO
* @author rafael
* @author Lucas Geiss
*/
public interface AdCategoryDAO extends BaseDAO<AdCategory>, InsertableDAO<AdCategory>, UpdatableDAO<AdCategory>, DeletableDAO<AdCategory> {
public List<Long> getActiveCategoriesId();
/**
* Iterates over all categories, with no assumed ordering
*/
public Iterator<AdCategory> iterateAll();;
/**
* Returns a List containing Categories related parameters. If no Category can be found, returns an empty List. If any exception is thrown by the
* underlying implementation, it should be wrapped by a DaoException. All returned categories should have fetched the parent and children
* relationships
* @throws DaoException
*/
public List<AdCategory> search(AdCategoryQuery queryParameters) throws DaoException;
/**
* Returns a List containing all leaf Categories. If no Category can be found, returns an empty List.
* @throws DaoException
*/
public List<AdCategory> searchLeafAdCategories(final AdCategoryQuery query) throws DaoException;
}