/*
* Copyright (c) 2005-2016 Vincent Vandenschrick. All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of the Jspresso framework.
*
* Jspresso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Jspresso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with Jspresso. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.jspresso.framework.util.collection;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Defines the contract for sortable bean collections.
*
* @author Vincent Vandenschrick
*/
public interface ISortable {
/**
* Gets the ordered list of sorting attributes along with their individual
* sorting direction.
*
* @return the ordered list of sorting attributes along with their individual
* sorting direction.
*/
Map<String, ESort> getOrderingProperties();
/**
* Sets the ordered list of sorting attributes along with their individual
* sorting direction.
*
* @param orderingProperties
* the ordered list of sorting attributes along with their individual
* sorting direction.
*/
void setOrderingProperties(Map<String, ESort> orderingProperties);
}