IEntitySearcherDAO.java

/*
*
* Copyright 2005 AgileTec s.r.l. (http://www.agiletec.it) All rights reserved.
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* This file is part of jAPS software.
* jAPS is a free software; 
* you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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* Copyright 2005 AgileTec s.r.l. (http://www.agiletec.it) All rights reserved.
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package com.agiletec.aps.system.common.entity;

import java.util.List;

import com.agiletec.aps.system.common.entity.model.ApsEntityRecord;
import com.agiletec.aps.system.common.entity.model.EntitySearchFilter;

/**
 * Basic interface for the DAO classes that perform searches on entities.
 * @author E.Santoboni
 */
public interface IEntitySearcherDAO {
	
	public List<ApsEntityRecord> searchRecords(EntitySearchFilter[] filters);
	
	public List<String> searchId(EntitySearchFilter[] filters);
	
	public List<String> searchId(String typeCode, EntitySearchFilter[] filters);
	
	/**
	 * @deprecated As of jAPS 2.0 version 2.0.9, replaced by the constant  {@link IEntityManager}.
	 */
	public static final String ID_FILTER_KEY = IEntityManager.ENTITY_ID_FILTER_KEY;
	
	/**
	 * @deprecated As of jAPS 2.0 version 2.0.9, replaced by contant on {@link IEntityManager}.
	 */
	public static final String TYPE_CODE_FILTER_KEY = IEntityManager.ENTITY_TYPE_CODE_FILTER_KEY;
	
}