MessageCategoryService.java

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package nl.strohalm.cyclos.services.elements;

import java.util.List;

import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.members.messages.MessageCategory;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.entities.members.messages.MessageCategoryQuery;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.services.Service;
import nl.strohalm.cyclos.utils.validation.ValidationException;

/**
 * Service interface for Message Category operations like crud (create, remove, update, delete) search and list.
 * @author jeancarlo
 */
public interface MessageCategoryService extends Service {

    /**
     * Loads a Message Category by a given id.
     * @param id
     */
    MessageCategory load(Long id);

    /**
     * Remove Message Category using the ids, returning the number of the removed.
     * @param ids
     */
    int remove(Long... ids);

    /**
     * Save the Message Category.
     * @param messageCategory
     */
    MessageCategory save(MessageCategory messageCategory);

    /**
     * Search message categories
     * @param query parameters used in the search
     */
    List<MessageCategory> search(MessageCategoryQuery query);

    /**
     * Validate the Message Category
     * @param messageCategory
     * @throws ValidationException
     */
    void validate(MessageCategory messageCategory) throws ValidationException;

}