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package org.kuali.rice.krad.service;

import org.kuali.rice.krad.bo.BusinessObject;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.InactivationBlockingMetadata;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * This service detects whether there are any records that block the inactivation of a particular record
 *
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 */
public interface InactivationBlockingDetectionService {
    /**
     * Determines whether there is ANY record in the relationship defined by the inactivationBlockingMetadata that prevents inactivation of blockedBo
     *
     * @param blockedBo a BO that is potentially inactivation blocked
     * @param inactivationBlockingMetadata
     * @return true iff there was a record that blocks the blockedBo using the metadata in inactivationBlockingMetadata
     */
    public boolean hasABlockingRecord(BusinessObject blockedBo, InactivationBlockingMetadata inactivationBlockingMetadata);

    /**
     * Lists all records in the relationship defined by the inactivationBlockingMetadata that prevents inactivation of blockedBo
     *
     * @param blockedBo a BO that is potentially inactivation blocked
     * @param inactivationBlockingMetadata
     * @return true iff there was a record that blocks the blockedBo using the metadata in inactivationBlockingMetadata
     */
    public Collection<BusinessObject> listAllBlockerRecords(BusinessObject blockedBo, InactivationBlockingMetadata inactivationBlockingMetadata);
}
