RemarkDAO.java

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package nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.members;

import java.util.List;

import nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.BaseDAO;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.dao.InsertableDAO;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.exceptions.DaoException;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.members.remarks.Remark;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.members.remarks.RemarkQuery;

/**
 * Data access object interface for remark
 * @author rafael
 * @author Jefferson Magno
 */
public interface RemarkDAO extends BaseDAO<Remark>, InsertableDAO<Remark> {

    /**
     * Searches for remarks, ordering by date descending. If no remark can be found, returns an empty List. If any exception is thrown by the
     * underlying implementation, wrapped it in a DaoException.
     * 
     * @throws DaoException
     */
    public List<? extends Remark> search(RemarkQuery params) throws DaoException;

}