PublicationServer.java

package org.pegadi.server;

import org.pegadi.model.Publication;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author Marvin B. Lillehaug <lillehau@underdusken.no>
 */
public interface PublicationServer {
    /**
       *  returns one publication
       */
      public Publication getPublicationByID(int ID);

      /**
       * Returns all years which have publications.
       *
       * @return an array of <code>int</code>'s
       */
      public List<Integer> getYearsWithPublications() ;

      /**
       * returns all the publications scheduled for releasing a given year
       */

      public List<Publication> getPublicationsByYear(int year) ;

      /**
       * this method returns an array of Publications.
       * Active publications are defined as having a release-date higher
       * than the current date.
       */

      public List<Publication> getActivePublications();

      /**
       * Saves or updates a publication in persistent storage. If the ID is less than or equals to zero,
       * it is created, else it is updated.
       *
       * @return ID of created publication
       */

      public int saveOrUpdatePublication(Publication pub);


}