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package it.tidalwave.role;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import it.tidalwave.util.Finder;
import it.tidalwave.util.Finder.SortCriterion;
import it.tidalwave.util.Finder.SortDirection;

/***********************************************************************************************************************
 *
 * The role of an object that has contents that can be sorted.
 *
 * @author  Fabrizio Giudici
 * @version $Id$
 * @it.tidalwave.javadoc.stable
 *
 **********************************************************************************************************************/
public interface Sortable
  {
    //@bluebook-begin others
    public final static Class Sortable = Sortable.class;

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * A default {@code Sortable} which does nothing (useful for implementing the NullObject pattern). This object
     * always returns {@link Finder.SortCriterion.UNSORTED} as {@code sortCriterion} and
     * {@link SortDirection.ASCENDING} as {@code sortDirection}.
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    public final static Sortable DEFAULT = new Sortable()
      {
        @Override
        public void setSortCriterion (final @Nonnull SortCriterion sortCriterion)
          {
          }

        @Override @Nonnull
        public SortCriterion getSortCriterion()
          {
            return Finder.SortCriterion.UNSORTED;
          }

        @Override
        public void setSortDirection (final @Nonnull SortDirection sortDirection)
          {
          }

        @Override @Nonnull
        public SortDirection getSortDirection()
          {
            return SortDirection.ASCENDING;
          }
      };

    //@bluebook-end others
    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Sets the sort criterion.
     *
     * @param sortCriterion  the sort criterion
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    public void setSortCriterion (@Nonnull SortCriterion sortCriterion);

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Sets the sort direction.
     *
     * @param sortDirection  the sort direction
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    public void setSortDirection (@Nonnull SortDirection sortDirection);

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Returns the current sort criterion.
     *
     * @return  the sort criterion
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public SortCriterion getSortCriterion();

    /*******************************************************************************************************************
     *
     * Returns the current sort direction.
     *
     * @return  the sort direction
     *
     ******************************************************************************************************************/
    @Nonnull
    public SortDirection getSortDirection();
  }