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/*
 * Copyright 2014 Effektif GmbH.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.effektif.adapter;

import java.util.List;

import com.effektif.workflow.api.datasource.ItemQuery;
import com.effektif.workflow.api.datasource.ItemReference;
import com.effektif.workflow.impl.data.source.DataSourceDescriptor;

/**
 * A data source is a provider for external reference data. For example, a data source might represent a large list of people in an
 * organisation, for use in a form.
 */
public interface DataSourceAdapter {

  List findItems(ItemQuery query);

  DataSourceDescriptor getDescriptor();

}