001: /*
002: * $Header: /export/home/cvsroot/MyPersonalizerRepository/MyPersonalizer/Subsystems/Kernel/Sources/es/udc/mypersonalizer/kernel/model/repository/interfaces/MetaServiceAccessor.java,v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/25 12:08:36 fbellas Exp $
003: * $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
004: * $Date: 2004/03/25 12:08:36 $
005: *
006: * =============================================================================
007: *
008: * Copyright (c) 2003, The MyPersonalizer Development Group
009: * (http://www.tic.udc.es/~fbellas/mypersonalizer/index.html) at
010: * University Of A Coruna
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040:
041: package es.udc.mypersonalizer.kernel.model.repository.interfaces;
042:
043: import java.util.Collection;
044:
045: import es.udc.mypersonalizer.kernel.model.metainfo.MetaService;
046: import es.udc.mypersonalizer.kernel.util.exceptions.DuplicateInstanceException;
047: import es.udc.mypersonalizer.kernel.util.exceptions.InstanceNotFoundException;
048: import es.udc.mypersonalizer.kernel.util.exceptions.InternalErrorException;
049:
050: /**
051: * @author Abel Muinho
052: * @since 1.0
053: */
054: public interface MetaServiceAccessor {
055: /**
056: * Finds a serializable object.
057: *
058: * @param metaServiceIdentifier the identifier of the {@link MetaService}
059: * to be found.
060: * @return the {@link MetaService} object.
061: * @throws InternalErrorException if a severe failure occured
062: * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if it was unable to find the
063: * {@link MetaService} object.
064: */
065: MetaService findMetaService(String metaServiceIdentifier)
066: throws InternalErrorException, InstanceNotFoundException;
067:
068: /**
069: * Finds {@link MetaService}s by pattern.
070: *
071: * @param pattern the pattern to perform the search. A {@link MetaService}
072: * will be returned if its identifier matches the pattern
073: * @return the {@link MetaService} objects matched.
074: * @throws InternalErrorException if a severe failure occured
075: */
076: Collection findMetaServicesByPattern(String pattern)
077: throws InternalErrorException;
078:
079: /**
080: * Removes a {@link MetaService}.
081: *
082: * @param metaServiceIdentifier the identifier of the {@link MetaService}
083: * to be removed
084: * @throws InternalErrorException if a severe failure occured
085: * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if it was unable to find the
086: * {@link MetaService} object.
087: */
088: public void removeMetaService(String metaServiceIdentifier)
089: throws InternalErrorException, InstanceNotFoundException;
090:
091: /**
092: * Updates a {@link MetaService} object.
093: *
094: * @param metaService the new {@link MetaService}.
095: * @throws InternalErrorException if a severe failure occured
096: * @throws InstanceNotFoundException if it was unable to find the
097: * {@link MetaService} to be updated
098: */
099: public void updateMetaService(MetaService metaService)
100: throws InternalErrorException, InstanceNotFoundException;
101:
102: /**
103: * Adds a {@link MetaService} object.
104: *
105: * @param metaService the {@link MetaService} object to be added
106: * @throws InternalErrorException if a severe failure occured
107: * @throws DuplicateInstanceException if the {@link MetaService} object
108: * already exists
109: */
110: public void addMetaService(MetaService metaService)
111: throws InternalErrorException, DuplicateInstanceException;
112: }
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