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package org.apache.isis.applib.query;
import java.io.Serializable;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import org.apache.isis.applib.DomainObjectContainer;
/**
* For use by repository implementations, representing the values of a query.
*
* <p>
* The implementations of these objects are be provided by the underlying
* persistor/object store; consult its documentation.
* <p>
* Implementations are expected to implement the {@link #getStart()} and
* {@link #getCount()} methods, which are used to support range / paging
* the data. Returned result sets are expected to start from index "start",
* and no more than "count" items are expected.
* <p>
* <b>Note:</b> that not every object store will necessarily support this
* interface. In particular, the in-memory object store does not. For this, you
* can use the {@link Predicate} interface to similar effect, for example in
* {@link DomainObjectContainer#allMatches(Class, Predicate, long...)}). Note that the
* predicate is applied within the {@link DomainObjectContainer} (ie client-side)
* rather than being pushed back to the object store.
*/
public interface Query<T> extends Serializable {
/**
* The {@link Class} of the objects returned by this query.
*/
public Class<T> getResultType();
/**
* A human-readable representation of this query and its values.
*/
public String getDescription();
/**
* The start index into the set table
* @return
*/
public long getStart();
/**
* The number of items to return, starting at {@link #getStart()}
* @return
*/
public long getCount();
}