com.lexmark.saperion.client

Interface SearchClient<ItemType>

Type Parameters:

ItemType - the search item type

All Superinterfaces:

SearchExecutionService<ItemType>

All Known Subinterfaces:

FolderDocumentSearchServiceClient, GroupMembershipClientForGroups, GroupMembershipClientForUsers, TenantManagementClient

All Known Implementing Classes:

FolderDocumentSearchServiceClientImpl, GroupMembershipClientForGroupsImpl, GroupMembershipClientForUsersImpl, SearchClientImpl, TenantManagementClientImpl

public interface SearchClient<ItemType>
extends SearchExecutionService<ItemType>

This is the client-side interface for searches. The client adds a number of convenience methods to list collection contents.

Author:

jschwarz

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	exists(Expression filter) This convenience method checks whether an element matching the filter actually exists.
Iterable<ItemType>	list() This method returns an iterable over the complete result of the search using the default paging.
Iterable<ItemType>	list(Expression filter) This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search using the default paging.
Iterable<ItemType>	list(Expression filter, List<FieldOrderDescriptor> order, PageDefinition paging) This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.
Iterable<ItemType>	list(Expression filter, PageDefinition paging) This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.
Iterable<ItemType>	list(List<String> fields, Expression filter, List<FieldOrderDescriptor> order, PageDefinition paging) This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.
Iterable<ItemType>	list(List<String> fields, Expression filter, PageDefinition paging) This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.
Iterable<ItemType>	list(Statement statement, PageDefinition paging) This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.
SearchResultPage<ItemType>	page(int offset, int pageSize) This method retrieves the given page of the result of the search.
SearchResultPage<ItemType>	page(PageDefinition pageDefinition) This method retrieves the given page of the result of the search.
ItemType	uniqueResult(Expression filter) This convenience method expects the filter to return at most one result.

Methods inherited from interface com.lexmark.saperion.search.SearchExecutionService

search

Method Detail

page

SearchResultPage<ItemType> page(PageDefinition pageDefinition)
                         throws EcmException

This method retrieves the given page of the result of the search.

Parameters:

pageDefinition - the page to retrieve

Returns:

the given page of the result of the search

Throws:

EcmException

page

SearchResultPage<ItemType> page(int offset,
                                int pageSize)
                         throws EcmException

This method retrieves the given page of the result of the search.

Parameters:

offset - the offset of the page

pageSize - the size of the page

Returns:

the given page of the result of the search

Throws:

EcmException

list

Iterable<ItemType> list(Statement statement,
                        PageDefinition paging)
                 throws EcmException

This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.

Parameters:

statement - a statement filtering the result

paging - the paging the returned iterator should use

Returns:

an iterator over the filtered result paging as defined.

Throws:

EcmException

list

Iterable<ItemType> list(List<String> fields,
                        Expression filter,
                        List<FieldOrderDescriptor> order,
                        PageDefinition paging)
                 throws EcmException

This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.

Parameters:

fields - the fields of the result to deliver

filter - a filter for the result

order - the order of the result list

paging - the paging the returned iterator should use

Returns:

an iterator over the filtered result paging as defined.

Throws:

EcmException

list

Iterable<ItemType> list(List<String> fields,
                        Expression filter,
                        PageDefinition paging)
                 throws EcmException

This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.

Parameters:

fields - the fields of the result to deliver

filter - a filter for the result

paging - the paging the returned iterator should use

Returns:

an iterator over the filtered result paging as defined.

Throws:

EcmException

list

Iterable<ItemType> list(Expression filter,
                        List<FieldOrderDescriptor> order,
                        PageDefinition paging)
                 throws EcmException

This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.

Parameters:

filter - a filter for the result

order - the order of the result list

paging - the paging the returned iterator should use

Returns:

an iterator over the filtered result paging as defined.

Throws:

EcmException

list

Iterable<ItemType> list(Expression filter,
                        PageDefinition paging)
                 throws EcmException

This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search paging as defined.

Parameters:

filter - a filter for the result

paging - the paging the returned iterator should use

Returns:

an iterator over the filtered result paging as defined.

Throws:

EcmException

list

Iterable<ItemType> list(Expression filter)
                 throws EcmException

This method returns an iterable over the filtered result of the search using the default paging.

Parameters:

filter - a filter for the result

Returns:

an iterator over the filtered result using the default paging.

Throws:

EcmException

list

Iterable<ItemType> list()
                 throws EcmException

This method returns an iterable over the complete result of the search using the default paging.

Returns:

an iterator over the complete result using the default paging.

Throws:

EcmException

uniqueResult

ItemType uniqueResult(Expression filter)
               throws EcmException

This convenience method expects the filter to return at most one result. If no such element exists null is returned. If one such element exists it is returned. Otherwise an IllegalRequestException is thrown.

Parameters:

filter - a filter yielding true for at most one element

Returns:

the element the filter yields true for

Throws:

EcmException

exists

boolean exists(Expression filter)
        throws EcmException

This convenience method checks whether an element matching the filter actually exists.

Parameters:

filter - the filter to check

Returns:

whether an element matching the filter actually exists

Throws:

EcmException