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/*
* 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 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule;
import java.util.List;
import org.alfresco.service.Auditable;
import org.alfresco.service.PublicService;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.Action;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
/**
* Rule service interface.
*
* @author Roy Wetherall
*/
@PublicService
public interface RuleService
{
/**
* Get the rule types currently defined in the repository.
*
* @return a list of rule types
*/
@Auditable
public List<RuleType> getRuleTypes();
/**
* Gets a rule type by name.
*
* @param name the name of the rule type
* @return the rule type, null if not found
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"name"})
public RuleType getRuleType(String name);
/**
* Enable rules for the current thread
*
* @see #isEnabled
* @see #disableRules
*/
@Auditable
public void enableRules();
/**
* Disable rules for the current thread
* @see #enableRules
* @see #isEnabled
*/
@Auditable
public void disableRules();
/**
* Indicates whether rules are currently enabled for the current thread or not
*
* @see #enableRules
* @see #disableRules
*
* @return true if rules are enabled for the current thread, false otherwise
*/
@Auditable
public boolean isEnabled();
/**
* Indicates wether the rules for a given node are enabled or not. If the
* rules are not enabled then they will not be executed.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
* @return true if the rules are enabled, false otherwise
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public boolean rulesEnabled(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Disables the rules for a given node reference. When the rules are disabled they
* will not execute.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public void disableRules(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Enables the rules for a given node reference. When the rules are enabled they
* will execute as usual. By default all rules are enabled.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public void enableRules(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Disables a rule, preventing it from being fired.
*
* @See enableRule
*
* @param rule the rule to disable
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"rule"})
public void disableRule(Rule rule);
/**
* Enables a rule previously disabled.
*
* @See diableRule
*
* @param rule the rule to enable
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"rule"})
public void enableRule(Rule rule);
/**
* Indicates whether the node in question has any rules associated with it.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
* @return true if the node has rules associated, false otherwise
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public boolean hasRules(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Get all the rules associated with an actionable node, including those
* inherited from parents.
* <p>
* An exception is raised if the actionable aspect is not present on the
* passed node.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
* @return a list of the rules associated with the node
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public List<Rule> getRules(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Get the rules associated with an actionable node.
* <p>
* Optionally this list includes rules inherited from its parents.
* <p>
* An exception is raised if the actionable aspect is not present on the
* passed node.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
* @param includeInhertied indicates whether the inherited rules should be included in
* the result list or not
* @return a list of the rules associated with the node
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef", "includeInhertied"})
public List<Rule> getRules(NodeRef nodeRef, boolean includeInhertied);
/**
* Get the rules associated with an actionable node that are of a specific rule type.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
* @param includeInhertiedRuleType indicates whether the inherited rules should be included in
* the result list or not
* @param ruleTypeName the name of the rule type, if null is passed all rule types
* are returned
* @return a list of the rules associated with the node
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef", "includeInhertiedRuleType", "ruleTypeName"})
public List<Rule> getRules(NodeRef nodeRef, boolean includeInhertiedRuleType, String ruleTypeName);
/**
* Count the number of rules associated with an actionable node.
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
* @return a list of the rules associated with the node
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public int countRules(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Get the rule given its node reference
*
* @param nodeRef the node reference
* @return the rule corresponding to the node reference
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public Rule getRule(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Saves the details of the rule to the specified node reference.
* <p>
* If the rule is already associated with the node, the details are updated
* with those specified.
*
* @param nodeRef
* @param rule
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef", "rule"})
public void saveRule(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule);
/**
*
* @param nodeRef
* @param rule
* @param index
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef", "rule", "index"})
public void saveRule(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule, int index);
/**
*
* @param nodeRef
* @param ruleNodeRef
* @param index
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef", "ruleNodeRef", "index"})
public void setRulePosition(NodeRef nodeRef, NodeRef ruleNodeRef, int index);
/**
*
* @param nodeRef
* @param rule
* @param index
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef", "rule", "index"})
public void setRulePosition(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule, int index);
/**
* Removes a rule from the given rule actionable node
*
* @param nodeRef the actionable node reference
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef", "rule"})
public void removeRule(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule);
/**
* Removes all the rules associated with an actionable node
*
* @param nodeRef the actionable node reference
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public void removeAllRules(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Returns the owning node reference for a rule.
*
* @param rule the rule
* @return the owning node reference
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"rule"})
public NodeRef getOwningNodeRef(Rule rule);
/**
* Returns the owning node reference for an action. Returns null for an unsaved action or one that is not
* parented by a rule.
*
* NOTE: this method is temporary and will be removed in future versions. It should only be used with good reason.
*
* @param action the action
* @return the owning node reference
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"action"})
public NodeRef getOwningNodeRef(Action action);
/**
* Indicates whether the passed rule node reference is linked to another
* rule node.
*
* @param nodeRef rule node reference
* @return boolean true if linked, false otherwise
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public boolean isLinkedToRuleNode(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Get the node reference to the rule node which the rule node links to. Returns null
* if rules are not linked.
*
* @param nodeRef node reference of a rule node
* @return NodeRef reference to the
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public NodeRef getLinkedToRuleNode(NodeRef nodeRef);
/**
* Get a list of the all the rule nodes that link to the passed rule node.
* Returns an empty list if none link.
*
* @param nodeRef node reference of a rule node
* @return List<NodeRef> list of rule nodes that link to this passed rule node, empty if none
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"nodeRef"})
public List<NodeRef> getLinkedFromRuleNodes(NodeRef nodeRef);
}