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package org.gmod.schema.dao;


import org.gmod.schema.cv.Cv;
import org.gmod.schema.cv.CvTerm;
import org.gmod.schema.general.DbXRef;
import org.gmod.schema.utils.CountedName;

import java.util.List;

public interface CvDaoI extends BaseDaoI {
    
    /**
     * Get a CV by id
     * 
     * @param id the cv id (primary key)
     * @return the corresponding Cv, or null
     */
    public abstract Cv getCvById(int id);

    // TODO Should this return a list or just one?
    /**
     * Retrieve a controlled vocabulary by its name
     * 
     * @param name the name to lookup
     * @return the List<Cv> of matches, or null
     */
    public abstract List<Cv> getCvByName(String name);

    /**
     * Retrieve a CvTerm by id
     * 
     * @param id then cvterm id (primary key)
     * @return the corresponding CvTerm, or null
     */
    public abstract CvTerm getCvTermById(int id);


    // TODO Should this return a list or just one?
    /**
     * Retrieve a named CvTerm from a given Cv
     * 
     * @param cvTermName the name of the cvterm
     * @param cv the controlled vocabulary this cvterm is part of
     * @return a (possibly empty) list of matching cvterms
     */
    public abstract List<CvTerm> getCvTermByNameInCv(String cvTermName, Cv cv);


    /**
     * Retrieve a CvTerm from the Gene Ontology
     * 
     * @param value the 
     * @return the corresponding CvTerm, or null
     */
    public abstract CvTerm getGoCvTermByAcc(String value);


    /**
     * Retrieve a CvTerm from the Gene Ontology via it's database entry
     * 
     * @param id the database name eg GO:123456
     * @return the corresponding CvTerm, or null
     */
    public abstract CvTerm getGoCvTermByAccViaDb(final String id);


    /**
     * Retrieve all CvTerms
     * @return a list of all cvterms
     */
    public abstract List<CvTerm> getCvTerms();

    /**
     * Retrieve a named CvTerm from a given Cv
     * 
     * @param cvTermName the name of the cvterm
     * @param name the controlled vocabulary name this cvterm could be part of
     * @return a (possibly empty) cvterm
     */
    public abstract CvTerm getCvTermByNameAndCvName(String cvTermName, String name);
    
    /**
     * Get a CvTerm by DbXRef
     * 
     * @param dbXRef the DbXRef 
     * @return the corresponding CvTerm, or null
     */
    public abstract CvTerm getCvTermByDbXRef(DbXRef dbXRef);

    public boolean existsNameInOntology(String name, Cv ontology);


    public List<String> getPossibleMatches(String search, Cv cv, int limit);

    public List<CountedName> getAllTermsInCvWithCount(Cv cv);

}