/* * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited. * * This file is part of Alfresco * * Alfresco 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. * * Alfresco 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 Alfresco. If not, see . */ package org.alfresco.service.cmr.attributes; import java.util.Map; /** * An implementation of this is passed into an AttrQuery to aid it * in generating the actual predicate. * @author britt */ public interface AttrQueryHelper { /** * Get the next integer suffix for named arguments. * @return The next integer suffix. */ public int getNextSuffix(); /** * As an AttrQuery is generating the predicate, it * tells this helper about its parameter names and bindings. * @param name The name of the parameter * @param value The binding. */ public void setParameter(String name, String value); /** * Get the parameter bindings for a generated predicate. * @return The parameter bindings. */ public Map getParameters(); }