SchoolService.java

/*
 * Copyright 2008 Jeff Dwyer
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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package com.apress.progwt.server.service;

import java.util.List;

import com.apress.progwt.client.domain.ProcessType;
import com.apress.progwt.client.domain.School;
import com.apress.progwt.client.domain.User;
import com.apress.progwt.client.domain.commands.SiteCommand;
import com.apress.progwt.client.domain.dto.PostsList;
import com.apress.progwt.client.domain.forum.ForumTopic;
import com.apress.progwt.client.exception.SiteException;
import com.apress.progwt.server.domain.SchoolPopularity;

public interface SchoolService {

    School getSchoolDetails(String schoolname);

    List<SchoolPopularity> getPopularSchools();

    List<School> getTopSchools(int start, int max);

    List<String> getSchoolStringsMatching(String match)
            throws SiteException;

    List<School> getSchoolsStarting(String match, int start, int max);

    SiteCommand executeAndSaveCommand(SiteCommand comm)
            throws SiteException;

    SiteCommand executeAndSaveCommand(SiteCommand comm,
            boolean useUserCache) throws SiteException;

    List<ProcessType> matchProcessType(String queryString);

    List<School> getAllSchools();

    PostsList getForum(ForumTopic forumTopic, int start, int max);

    List<User> getUsersInterestedIn(School school);

}