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/*
 * Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc. and/or its affiliates.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.guvnor.structure.organizationalunit;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.jboss.errai.bus.server.annotations.Remote;

/**
 * {@link OrganizationalUnit} remote search interface
 */
@Remote
public interface OrganizationalUnitSearchService {

    /**
     * Retrieve a max number of {@link OrganizationalUnit} instances given a name pattern.
     * 
     * 
Examples:
     * 
     * {@code searchByName("", 20, true);} => get 20 instances, no matter their name
     * {@code searchByName("A", 10, true);} => get the first 10 instances that match the letter A
     * {@code searchByName("alfa", -1, false);} => get all the instances which name contains the word "alfa" (case unsensitive)
     * 
     * @param pattern An string fragment which must be present in any of the instances retrieved.
     * @param maxItems Max number of instances to retrieve. This setting is ruled out if zero or negative.
     * @param caseSensitive Case sensitiveness flag
     * @return A collection of {@link OrganizationalUnit} instances
     */
    Collection searchByName(String pattern,
                                                int maxItems,
                                                boolean caseSensitive);

    /**
     * Retrieve a collection of {@link OrganizationalUnit} instances given their identifier.
     * 
     * 
Example:
     * 
     * {@code searchById(Arrays.asList("orgunit1"));} => get the "orgunit1" instance
     * 
     * @param ids A collection of identifiers
     * @return A collection of {@link OrganizationalUnit} instances
     */
    Collection searchById(Collection ids);
}