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   package fr.ifremer.quadrige2.core.dao.referential.taxon;
   
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  import fr.ifremer.quadrige2.core.dao.Search;
  import java.util.Collection;
  import java.util.Set;
  import org.andromda.spring.PaginationResult;
  
  /**
   *
   * @see VirtualComponent
   */
  public interface VirtualComponentDao
  {
      /**
       * This constant is used as a transformation flag; entities can be converted automatically into value objects
       * or other types, different methods in a class implementing this interface support this feature: look for
       * an <code>int</code> parameter called <code>transform</code>.
       * <p>
       * This specific flag denotes no transformation will occur.
       */
      public static final int TRANSFORM_NONE = 0;
  
  
      /**
       * Transforms the given results to a collection of {@link VirtualComponent}
       * instances (this is useful when the returned results contains a row of data and you want just entities only).
       *
       * @param results the query results.
       */
      public void toEntities(final Collection<?> results);
  
      /**
       * Gets an instance of VirtualComponent from the persistent store.
       * @param virtualComponentPk
       * @return VirtualComponent
       */
      public VirtualComponent get(VirtualComponentPK virtualComponentPk);
  
      /**
       * <p>
       * Does the same thing as {@link #get(VirtualComponentPK)} with an
       * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
       * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
       * defined in this class then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can
       * optionally transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
       * not occur.
       * </p>
       *
       * @param transform flag to determine transformation type.
       * @param virtualComponentPk the identifier of the entity to get.
       * @return either the entity or the object transformed from the entity.
       */
      public Object get(int transform, VirtualComponentPK virtualComponentPk);
  
      /**
       * Loads an instance of VirtualComponent from the persistent store.
       * @param virtualComponentPk
       * @return VirtualComponent
       */
      public VirtualComponent load(VirtualComponentPK virtualComponentPk);
  
      /**
       * <p>
       * Does the same thing as {@link #load(VirtualComponentPK)} with an
       * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
       * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
       * defined in this class then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can
       * optionally transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
       * not occur.
       * </p>
       *
       * @param transform flag to determine transformation type.
       * @param virtualComponentPk the identifier of the entity to load.
      * @return either the entity or the object transformed from the entity.
      */
     public Object load(int transform, VirtualComponentPK virtualComponentPk);
 
     /**
      * Loads all entities of type {@link VirtualComponent}.
      *
      * @return the loaded entities.
      */
     public Collection<VirtualComponent> loadAll();
 
     /**
      * <p>
      * Does the same thing as {@link #loadAll()} with an
      * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
      * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
      * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
      * transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
      * not occur.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param transform the flag indicating what transformation to use.
      * @return the loaded entities.
      */
     public Collection<?> loadAll(final int transform);
 
     /**
      * <p>
      * Does the same thing as {@link #loadAll()} with an
      * additional two arguments called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. The <code>pageNumber</code>
      * argument allows you to specify the page number when you are paging the results and the pageSize allows you to specify the size of the
      * page retrieved.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param pageNumber the page number to retrieve when paging results.
      * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve when paging results.
      * @return the loaded entities.
      */
     public Collection<?> loadAll(final int pageNumber, final int pageSize);
 
     /**
      * <p>
      * Does the same thing as {@link #loadAll(int)} with an
      * additional two arguments called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. The <code>pageNumber</code>
      * argument allows you to specify the page number when you are paging the results and the pageSize allows you to specify the size of the
      * page retrieved.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param transform the flag indicating what transformation to use.
      * @param pageNumber the page number to retrieve when paging results.
      * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve when paging results.
      * @return the loaded entities.
      */
     public Collection<?> loadAll(final int transform, final int pageNumber, final int pageSize);
 
     /**
      * Creates an instance of VirtualComponent and adds it to the persistent store.
      * @param virtualComponent
      * @return VirtualComponent
      */
     public VirtualComponent create(VirtualComponent virtualComponent);
 
     /**
      * <p>
      * Does the same thing as {@link #create(VirtualComponent)} with an
      * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
      * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
      * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
      * transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
      * not occur.
      * </p>
      * @param transform
      * @param virtualComponent
      * @return Object
      */
     public Object create(int transform, VirtualComponent virtualComponent);
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance of VirtualComponent and adds
      * from the passed in <code>entities</code> collection
      *
      * @param entities the collection of VirtualComponent
      * instances to create.
      *
      * @return the created instances.
      */
     public Collection<VirtualComponent> create(Collection<VirtualComponent> entities);
 
     /**
      * <p>
      * Does the same thing as {@link #create(VirtualComponent)} with an
      * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
      * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
      * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
      * transform the entities (into value objects for example). By default, transformation does
      * not occur.
      * </p>
      * @param transform
      * @param entities
      * @return Collection
      */
     public Collection<?> create(int transform, Collection<VirtualComponent> entities);
 
     /**
      * <p>
      * Creates a new <code>VirtualComponent</code>
      * instance from only <strong>required</strong> properties (attributes
      * and association ends) and adds it to the persistent store.
      * </p>
      * @param referenceTaxon
      * @param taxonName
      * @return VirtualComponent
      */
     public VirtualComponent create(
         ReferenceTaxon referenceTaxon,
         TaxonName taxonName);
 
     /**
      * <p>
      * Does the same thing as {@link #create()} with an
      * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
      * the returned entity will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed. If this flag is any of the other constants
      * defined here then the result <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
      * transform the entity (into a value object for example). By default, transformation does
      * not occur.
      * </p>
      * @param transform flag to determine transformation type.
      * @param referenceTaxon
      * @param taxonName
      * @return Object
      */
     public Object create(
         int transform,
         ReferenceTaxon referenceTaxon,
         TaxonName taxonName);
 
     /**
      * Updates the <code>virtualComponent</code> instance in the persistent store.
      * @param virtualComponent
      */
     public void update(VirtualComponent virtualComponent);
 
     /**
      * Updates all instances in the <code>entities</code> collection in the persistent store.
      * @param entities
      */
     public void update(Collection<VirtualComponent> entities);
 
     /**
      * Removes the instance of VirtualComponent from the persistent store.
      * @param virtualComponent
      */
     public void remove(VirtualComponent virtualComponent);
 
     /**
      * Removes the instance of VirtualComponent having the given
      * <code>identifier</code> from the persistent store.
      * @param virtualComponentPk
      */
     public void remove(VirtualComponentPK virtualComponentPk);
 
     /**
      * Removes all entities in the given <code>entities</code> collection.
      * @param entities
      */
     public void remove(Collection<VirtualComponent> entities);
 
 
     /**
      * Does the same thing as {@link #search(int, Search)} but with an
      * additional two flags called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. These flags allow you to
      * limit your data to a specified page number and size.
      *
      * @param transform the transformation flag.
      * @param pageNumber the page number in the data to retrieve
      * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve.
      * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
      * @return any found results from the search wrapped in a {@link PaginationResult} instance.
      */
     public PaginationResult search(final int transform, final int pageNumber, final int pageSize, final Search search);
 
     /**
      * Does the same thing as {@link #search(Search)} but with an
      * additional two flags called <code>pageNumber</code> and <code>pageSize</code>. These flags allow you to
      * limit your data to a specified page number and size.
      *
      * @param pageNumber the page number in the data to retrieve
      * @param pageSize the size of the page to retrieve.
      * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
      * @return any found results from the search wrapped in a {@link PaginationResult} instance.
      */
     public PaginationResult search(final int pageNumber, final int pageSize, final Search search);
 
     /**
      * Does the same thing as {@link #search(Search)} but with an
      * additional flag called <code>transform</code>. If this flag is set to <code>TRANSFORM_NONE</code> then
      * finder results will <strong>NOT</strong> be transformed during retrieval.
      * If this flag is any of the other constants defined here
      * then results <strong>WILL BE</strong> passed through an operation which can optionally
      * transform the entities (into value objects for example). By default, transformation does
      * not occur.
      *
      * @param transform the transformation flag.
      * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
      * @return any found results from the search.
      */
     public Set<?> search(final int transform, final Search search);
 
     /**
      * Performs a search using the parameters specified in the given <code>search</code> object.
      *
      * @param search the search object which provides the search parameters and pagination specification.
      * @return any found results from the search.
      */
     public Set<VirtualComponent> search(final Search search);
 
     /**
      * Allows transformation of entities into value objects
      * (or something else for that matter), when the <code>transform</code>
      * flag is set to one of the constants defined in <code>fr.ifremer.quadrige2.core.dao.referential.taxon.VirtualComponentDao</code>, please note
      * that the {@link #TRANSFORM_NONE} constant denotes no transformation, so the entity itself
      * will be returned.
      *
      * If the integer argument value is unknown {@link #TRANSFORM_NONE} is assumed.
      *
      * @param transform one of the constants declared in {@link fr.ifremer.quadrige2.core.dao.referential.taxon.VirtualComponentDao}
      * @param entity an entity that was found
      * @return the transformed entity (i.e. new value object, etc)
      * @see #transformEntities(int,Collection)
      */
     public Object transformEntity(final int transform, final VirtualComponent entity);
 
     /**
      * Transforms a collection of entities using the
      * {@link #transformEntity(int,VirtualComponent)}
      * method. This method does not instantiate a new collection.
      * <p>
      * This method is to be used internally only.
      *
      * @param transform one of the constants declared in <code>fr.ifremer.quadrige2.core.dao.referential.taxon.VirtualComponentDao</code>
      * @param entities the collection of entities to transform
      * @see #transformEntity(int,VirtualComponent)
      */
     public void transformEntities(final int transform, final Collection<?> entities);
 
     // spring-dao merge-point
 }