alfresco-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/action/ActionService.java

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package org.alfresco.service.cmr.action;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;

/**
 * Action service interface
 * 
 * @author Roy Wetherall
 */
public interface ActionService
{
	/**
	 * Get a named action definition
	 * 
	 * @param name	the name of the action definition
	 * @return		the action definition
	 */
	ActionDefinition getActionDefinition(String name);
	
	/**
	 * Get all the action definitions
	 * 
	 * @return	the list action definitions
	 */
	List<ActionDefinition> getActionDefinitions();
    
    /**
     * Get all the action definitions that are applicable for the given node, based on
     * its type and aspects.
     * 
     * @param nodeRef   the node reference
     * @return          a list of applicable action definitions
     */
    List<ActionDefinition> getActionDefinitions(NodeRef nodeRef);
	
	/**
	 * Get a named action condition definition
	 * 
	 * @param name	the name of the action condition definition
	 * @return		the action condition definition
	 */
	ActionConditionDefinition getActionConditionDefinition(String name);
	
	/**
	 * Get all the action condition definitions
	 * 
	 * @return	the list of aciton condition definitions
	 */
	List<ActionConditionDefinition> getActionConditionDefinitions();
	
	/**
	 * Create a new action
	 * 
	 * @param name	the action definition name
	 * @return		the action
	 */
	Action createAction(String name);
	
	/**
	 * Create a new action specifying the initial set of parameter values
	 * 
	 * @param name		the action defintion name
	 * @param params	the parameter values
	 * @return			the action
	 */
	Action createAction(String name, Map<String, Serializable> params);
	
	/**
	 * Create a composite action 
	 * 
	 * @return	the composite action
	 */
	CompositeAction createCompositeAction();
	
	/**
	 * Create an action condition
	 * 
	 * @param name	the action condition definition name
	 * @return		the action condition
	 */
	ActionCondition createActionCondition(String name);
	
	/**
	 * Create an action condition specifying the initial set of parameter values
	 * 
	 * @param name		the aciton condition definition name
	 * @param params	the parameter valeus
	 * @return			the action condition
	 */
	ActionCondition createActionCondition(String name, Map<String, Serializable> params);
	
	/**
	 * The actions conditions are always checked.
	 * 
	 * @see ActionService#executeAction(Action, NodeRef, boolean)
	 *  
	 * @param action				the action
	 * @param actionedUponNodeRef	the actioned upon node reference
	 */
	void executeAction(Action action, NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef);
	
	/**
	 * The action is sexecuted based on the asynchronous attribute of the action.
	 * 
	 * @see ActionService#executeAction(Action, NodeRef, boolean, boolean)
	 * 
	 * @param action				the action
	 * @param actionedUponNodeRef	the actioned upon node reference
	 * @param checkConditions		indicates whether the conditions should be checked
	 */
	void executeAction(Action action, NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef, boolean checkConditions);
	
	/**
	 * Executes the specified action upon the node reference provided.
	 * <p>
	 * If specified that the conditions should be checked then any conditions
	 * set on the action are evaluated.
	 * <p>
	 * If the conditions fail then the action is not executed.
	 * <p>
	 * If an action has no conditions then the action will always be executed.
	 * <p>
	 * If the conditions are not checked then the action will always be executed.
	 * 
	 * @param action				the action
	 * @param actionedUponNodeRef	the actioned upon node reference
	 * @param checkConditions		indicates whether the conditions should be checked before
	 * 								executing the action
	 * @param executeAsynchronously	indicates whether the action should be executed asychronously or not, this value overrides
	 * 								the value set on the action its self
	 */
	void executeAction(Action action, NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef, boolean checkConditions, boolean executeAsynchronously);
	
	/**
	 * Evaluted the conditions set on an action.
	 * <p>
	 * Returns true if the action has no conditions.
	 * <p>
	 * If the action has more than one condition their results are combined using the 'AND' 
	 * logical operator.
	 * 
	 * @param action				the action
	 * @param actionedUponNodeRef	the actioned upon node reference
	 * @return						true if the condition succeeds, false otherwise
	 */
	boolean evaluateAction(Action action, NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef);
	
	/**
	 * Evaluate an action condition.
	 * 
	 * @param condition				the action condition
	 * @param actionedUponNodeRef	the actioned upon node reference
	 * @return						true if the condition succeeds, false otherwise
	 */
	boolean evaluateActionCondition(ActionCondition condition, NodeRef actionedUponNodeRef);
	
	/**
	 * Save an action against a node reference.
	 * <p>
	 * The node will be made configurable if it is not already.
	 * <p>
	 * If the action already exists then its details will be updated.
	 * 
	 * @param nodeRef	the node reference
	 * @param action	the action
	 */
	void saveAction(NodeRef nodeRef, Action action);
	
	/**
	 * Gets all the actions currently saved on the given node reference.
	 * 
	 * @param nodeRef	the ndoe reference
	 * @return			the list of actions
	 */
	List<Action> getActions(NodeRef nodeRef);
	
	/**
	 * Gets an action stored against a given node reference.
	 * <p>
	 * Returns null if the action can not be found.
	 * 
	 * @param nodeRef	the node reference
	 * @param actionId	the action id
	 * @return			the action
	 */
	Action getAction(NodeRef nodeRef, String actionId);
	
	/**
	 * Removes an action associatied with a node reference.
	 * 
	 * @param nodeRef		the node reference
	 * @param action		the action
	 */
	void removeAction(NodeRef nodeRef, Action action);
	
	/**
	 * Removes all actions associated with a node reference
	 * 
	 * @param nodeRef	the node reference
	 */
	void removeAllActions(NodeRef nodeRef);
	
}