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package org.springframework.batch.core.explore;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Set;

import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.JobInstance;
import org.springframework.batch.core.StepExecution;
import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.NoSuchJobException;
import org.springframework.batch.item.ExecutionContext;

/**
 * Entry point for browsing executions of running or historical jobs and steps.
 * Since the data may be re-hydrated from persistent storage, it may not contain
 * volatile fields that would have been present when the execution was active.
 *
 * @author Dave Syer
 * @author Michael Minella
 * @author Will Schipp
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface JobExplorer {

	/**
	 * Fetch {@link JobInstance} values in descending order of creation (and
	 * therefore usually of first execution).
	 *
	 * @param jobName the name of the job to query
	 * @param start the start index of the instances to return
	 * @param count the maximum number of instances to return
	 * @return the {@link JobInstance} values up to a maximum of count values
	 */
	List<JobInstance> getJobInstances(String jobName, int start, int count);

	/**
	 * Retrieve a {@link JobExecution} by its id. The complete object graph for
	 * this execution should be returned (unless otherwise indicated) including
	 * the parent {@link JobInstance} and associated {@link ExecutionContext}
	 * and {@link StepExecution} instances (also including their execution
	 * contexts).
	 *
	 * @param executionId the job execution id
	 * @return the {@link JobExecution} with this id, or null if not found
	 */
	JobExecution getJobExecution(Long executionId);

	/**
	 * Retrieve a {@link StepExecution} by its id and parent
	 * {@link JobExecution} id. The execution context for the step should be
	 * available in the result, and the parent job execution should have its
	 * primitive properties, but may not contain the job instance information.
	 *
	 * @param jobExecutionId the parent job execution id
	 * @param stepExecutionId the step execution id
	 * @return the {@link StepExecution} with this id, or null if not found
	 *
	 * @see #getJobExecution(Long)
	 */
	StepExecution getStepExecution(Long jobExecutionId, Long stepExecutionId);

	/**
	 * @param instanceId
	 * @return the {@link JobInstance} with this id, or null
	 */
	JobInstance getJobInstance(Long instanceId);

	/**
	 * Retrieve job executions by their job instance. The corresponding step
	 * executions may not be fully hydrated (e.g. their execution context may be
	 * missing), depending on the implementation. Use
	 * {@link #getStepExecution(Long, Long)} to hydrate them in that case.
	 *
	 * @param jobInstance the {@link JobInstance} to query
	 * @return the set of all executions for the specified {@link JobInstance}
	 */
	List<JobExecution> getJobExecutions(JobInstance jobInstance);

	/**
	 * Retrieve running job executions. The corresponding step executions may
	 * not be fully hydrated (e.g. their execution context may be missing),
	 * depending on the implementation. Use
	 * {@link #getStepExecution(Long, Long)} to hydrate them in that case.
	 *
	 * @param jobName the name of the job
	 * @return the set of running executions for jobs with the specified name
	 */
	Set<JobExecution> findRunningJobExecutions(String jobName);

	/**
	 * Query the repository for all unique {@link JobInstance} names (sorted
	 * alphabetically).
	 *
	 * @return the set of job names that have been executed
	 */
	List<String> getJobNames();
	
	/**
	 * Fetch {@link JobInstance} values in descending order of creation (and
	 * there for usually of first execution) with a 'like'/wildcard criteria.
	 * 
	 * @param jobName
	 * @param start
	 * @param count
	 * @return a list of {@link JobInstance} for the job name requested
	 */
	List<JobInstance> findJobInstancesByJobName(String jobName, int start, int count);

	/**
	 * Query the repository for the number of unique {@link JobInstance}s
	 * associated with the supplied job name.
	 *
	 * @param jobName the name of the job to query for
	 * @return the number of {@link JobInstance}s that exist within the
	 * associated job repository
	 * @throws NoSuchJobException
	 */
	int getJobInstanceCount(String jobName) throws NoSuchJobException;

}