LibraryDAO.java

package net.sourceforge.seqware.common.dao;

import java.util.List;
import net.sourceforge.seqware.common.model.Sample;

/**
 * <p>
 * LibraryDAO interface.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author boconnor
 * @version $Id: $Id
 */
public interface LibraryDAO {

    /**
     * Returns library matching given SeqWare Accesssion.
     * 
     * @param swAccession
     *            SeqWare Accession.
     * @return Library.
     */
    public Sample findBySWAccession(Long swAccession);

    /**
     * Returns list of libraries that contain the attribute attributeName=attributeValue. The attribute can occur anywhere in the hierarchy,
     * from the library intself all the way up to the root.
     * 
     * @param attributeName
     *            Attribute Name.
     * @param attributeValue
     *            Attribute Value.
     * @return List of Libraries.
     */
    public List<Sample> getLibraries(String attributeName, String attributeValue);

    /**
     * Returns a complete list of libraries.
     * 
     * @return All libraries.
     */
    public List<Sample> getLibraries();
}