DataSetSortAlgorithm.java

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package org.dashbuilder.dataset.engine.sort;

import java.util.List;

import org.dashbuilder.dataset.DataSet;
import org.dashbuilder.dataset.sort.ColumnSort;

/**
 * Data set sort algorithm interface.
 */
public interface DataSetSortAlgorithm {

    /**
     * Sort the specified data set according the sort criteria list specified.
     * @param dataSet The data set to sort
     * @param columnSortList The sort operations to apply
     * @return A list of ordered row numbers reflecting the sort results.
     */
    List<Integer> sort(DataSet dataSet, List<ColumnSort> columnSortList);

    /**
     * Sort the specified data set according the sort criteria list specified.
     * @param dataSet The data set to sort
     * @param rowNumbers The subset of rows to sort.
     * @param columnSortList The sort operations to apply
     * @return A list of ordered row numbers reflecting the sort results.
     */
    List<Integer> sort(DataSet dataSet, List<Integer> rowNumbers, List<ColumnSort> columnSortList);
}