Derek Hulley 5f8bfcae7a Support for searchable, arbitrarily-nested properties
- TODO: ID-based caching for entities that can't be found by value (e.g. maps, serializable)
 - TODO: Serializable table
 - TODO: Dedicated tests for node properties (QName-Serializable maps with nested MLText)


git-svn-id: https://svn.alfresco.com/repos/alfresco-enterprise/alfresco/HEAD/root@15753 c4b6b30b-aa2e-2d43-bbcb-ca4b014f7261
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package org.alfresco.repo.domain.propval;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Map;
import org.alfresco.repo.action.evaluator.compare.PropertyValueComparator;
import org.alfresco.util.Pair;
/**
* DAO services for <b>alf_prop_XXX</b> tables.
*
* @author Derek Hulley
* @since 3.3
*/
public interface PropertyValueDAO
{
//================================
// 'alf_prop_class' accessors
//================================
/**
* <b>alf_prop_class</b> accessor
*
* @param id the ID (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Class<?>> getPropertyClassById(Long id);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_class</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Class<?>> getPropertyClass(Class<?> value);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_class</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Class<?>> getOrCreatePropertyClass(Class<?> value);
//================================
// 'alf_prop_date_value' accessors
//================================
/**
* <b>alf_prop_date_value</b> accessor
*
* @param id the ID (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Date> getPropertyDateValueById(Long id);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_date_value</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Date> getPropertyDateValue(Date value);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_date_value</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Date> getOrCreatePropertyDateValue(Date value);
//================================
// 'alf_prop_string_value' accessors
//================================
/**
* <b>alf_prop_string_value</b> accessor
*
* @param id the ID (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, String> getPropertyStringValueById(Long id);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_string_value</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, String> getPropertyStringValue(String value);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_string_value</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, String> getOrCreatePropertyStringValue(String value);
//================================
// 'alf_prop_double_value' accessors
//================================
/**
* <b>alf_prop_double_value</b> accessor
*
* @param id the ID (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Double> getPropertyDoubleValueById(Long id);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_double_value</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Double> getPropertyDoubleValue(Double value);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_double_value</b> accessor
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Double> getOrCreatePropertyDoubleValue(Double value);
//================================
// 'alf_prop_value' accessors
//================================
/**
* <b>alf_prop_value</b> accessor: get a property based on the database ID
*
* @param id the ID (may not be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Serializable> getPropertyValueById(Long id);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_value</b> accessor: find a property based on the value
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Serializable> getPropertyValue(Serializable value);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_value</b> accessor: find or create a property based on the value.
* <b>Note:</b> This method will not recurse into maps or collections. Use the
* dedicated methods if you want recursion; otherwise maps and collections will
* be serialized and probably stored as BLOB values.
* <p/>
* All collections and maps will be opened up to any depth. To limit this behaviour,
* use {@link #getOrCreatePropertyValue(Serializable, int)}.
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may be <tt>null</tt>)
*/
Pair<Long, Serializable> getOrCreatePropertyValue(Serializable value);
/**
* <b>alf_prop_value</b> accessor: find or create a property based on the value.
* <b>Note:</b> This method will not recurse into maps or collections. Use the
* dedicated methods if you want recursion; otherwise maps and collections will
* be serialized and probably stored as BLOB values.
* <p>
* <u>Max depth examples</u> (there is no upper limit):
* <ul>
* <li>0: don't expand the value if it's a map or collection</li>
* <li>1: open the value up if it is a map or collection but don't do any more</li>
* <li>...</li>
* <li>10: open up 10 levels of maps or collections</li>
* </ul>
* All collections that are not opened up will be serialized unless there is a
* custom {@link PropertyTypeConverter converter} which can serialize it in an
* alternative format.
*
* @param value the value to find the ID for (may be <tt>null</tt>)
* @param maxDepth the maximum depth of collections and maps to iterate into
*/
Pair<Long, Serializable> getOrCreatePropertyValue(Serializable value, int maxDepth);
}