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 *
 * This file is part of Alfresco
 *
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 */
package org.alfresco.repo.action;

import java.util.Set;

import org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator.ActionConditionEvaluator;
import org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.ActionExecuter;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.Action;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ParameterConstraint;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;

/**
 * Runtime action service.  This interface contains methods useful for integration with the action 
 * service at a lower level.
 * 
 * @author Roy Wetherall
 */
public interface RuntimeActionService
{
	/**
	 * Post commit method
	 */
	void postCommit();
	
    /**
     * Register an action condition evaluator
     * 
     * @param actionConditionEvaluator  action condition evaluator
     */
	void registerActionConditionEvaluator(ActionConditionEvaluator actionConditionEvaluator);
	
    /**
     * Register an action executer
     * 
     * @param actionExecuter    action executer
     */
	void registerActionExecuter(ActionExecuter actionExecuter);
	
	/**
	 * Register parameter constraint
	 *     
	 * @param parameterConstraint  parameter constraint
	 */
    void registerParameterConstraint(ParameterConstraint parameterConstraint);
	
	/**
	 * Create a new action based on an action node reference
	 * 
	 * @param actionNodeRef    action node reference
	 * @return Action          action object
	 */
    Action createAction(NodeRef actionNodeRef);
    
    /**
     * Create a action node reference
     * 
     * @param action            action object
     * @param parentNodeRef     parent node reference
     * @param assocTypeName     association type name
     * @param assocName         association name
     * @return NodeRef          created node reference
     */
    NodeRef createActionNodeRef(Action action, NodeRef parentNodeRef, QName assocTypeName, QName assocName);
	
	/**
	 * Save action, used internally to store the details of an action on the aciton node.
	 * 
	 * @param actionNodeRef	the action node reference
	 * @param action		the action 
	 */
	void saveActionImpl(NodeRef actionNodeRef, Action action);
	
	/**
	 * 
	 * @param action
	 * @param actionedUponNodeRef
	 * @param checkConditions
	 */
	public void executeActionImpl(
			Action action, 
			NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef, 
			boolean checkConditions, 
			boolean executedAsynchronously,
            Set<String> actionChain);
	
    /**
     * Execute an action directly
     * 
     * @param action                the action 
     * @param actionedUponNodeRef   the actioned upon node reference
     */
	public void directActionExecution(Action action, NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef);
}