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package org.infoglue.cms.services;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import org.exolab.castor.jdo.Database;
public interface BaseService
{
/**
* The method that fetches a list of 0..n entities from a distributed and/or local source.
*/
public List selectMatchingEntities(HashMap argumentHashMap) throws Exception;
/**
* The method that fetches a list of 0..n entities from a distributed and/or local source within a transaction.
*/
public List selectMatchingEntities(HashMap argumentHashMap, Database db) throws Exception;
}