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package org.protempa;

import java.util.Set;
import org.protempa.backend.DataSourceBackendUpdatedEvent;
import org.protempa.backend.dsb.DataSourceBackend;
import org.protempa.backend.dsb.filter.Filter;
import org.protempa.dest.QueryResultsHandler;
import org.protempa.proposition.Proposition;
import org.protempa.proposition.value.GranularityFactory;
import org.protempa.proposition.value.UnitFactory;

/**
 *
 * @author Andrew Post
 */
public interface DataSource extends Source {

    /**
     * Returns an object for accessing the granularity of returned data from the
     * schema adaptor for this data source.
     *
     * @return a {@link GranularityFactory}, or null if the data
     * source could not be initialized or the schema adaptor returned a null
     * GranularityFactory.
     * @throws TerminologyAdaptorInitializationException if the terminology
     * adaptor could not be initialized.
     * @throws SchemaAdaptorInitializationException if the schema adaptor could
     * not be initialized.
     * @see SchemaAdaptor#getGranularityFactory()
     */
    GranularityFactory getGranularityFactory() throws DataSourceReadException;

    /**
     * Returns a string representing the type of keys in this data source (e.g.,
     * patient, case).
     *
     * @return a {@link String}, guaranteed not null.
     * @throws TerminologyAdaptorInitializationException if the terminology
     * adaptor could not be initialized.
     * @throws SchemaAdaptorInitializationException if the schema adaptor could
     * not be initialized.
     */
    String getKeyType() throws DataSourceReadException;

    /**
     * Returns a string representing the type of keys in this data source (e.g.,
     * patient, case) for display purposes.
     *
     * @return a {@link String}, guaranteed not null.
     * @throws TerminologyAdaptorInitializationException if the terminology
     * adaptor could not be initialized.
     * @throws SchemaAdaptorInitializationException if the schema adaptor could
     * not be initialized.
     */
    String getKeyTypeDisplayName() throws DataSourceReadException;

    /**
     * Returns a plural string representing the type of keys in this data source
     * (e.g., patient, case) for display purposes.
     *
     * @return a {@link String}, guaranteed not null.
     * @throws TerminologyAdaptorInitializationException if the terminology
     * adaptor could not be initialized.
     * @throws SchemaAdaptorInitializationException if the schema adaptor could
     * not be initialized.
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the schema adaptor and/or terminology
     * adaptor could not be initialized, or if the schema adaptor returned a
     * null key type plural display name.
     */
    String getKeyTypePluralDisplayName() throws DataSourceReadException;
    
    KeySetSpec[] getSelectedKeySetSpecs() throws DataSourceReadException;

    /**
     * Returns the length units of returned data from this data source.
     *
     * @return a {@link UnitFactory}, or null if the data source
     * could not be initialized or the schema adaptor returned a null
     * UnitFactory.
     * @throws DataSourceReadException if the data source could not be
     * initialized.
     */
    UnitFactory getUnitFactory() throws DataSourceReadException;
    
    DataStreamingEventIterator readPropositions(
            Set keyIds, Set propIds, Filter filters, 
            QueryResultsHandler queryResultsHandler) 
            throws DataSourceReadException;
    
    void deleteAllKeys() throws DataSourceWriteException;
    
    void writeKeys(Set keyIds) throws DataSourceWriteException;

}