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 * Copyright 2005-2014 The Kuali Foundation
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.kuali.rice.krad.service;

import org.kuali.rice.krad.document.Document;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.rules.rule.BusinessRule;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.rules.rule.event.AddAdHocRoutePersonEvent;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.rules.rule.event.AddAdHocRouteWorkgroupEvent;
import org.kuali.rice.krad.rules.rule.event.KualiDocumentEvent;

import java.util.List;


/**
 * Defines the interface to the business-rule evaluation service, used to evauluate document-type-specific business rules using
 * document-related events to drive the process.
 */
public interface KualiRuleService {

    /**
     * Retrieves and instantiates the businessRulesClass associated with the event's document type (if any), and calls the
     * appropriate process* method of that businessRule for handling the given event type. This is a helper method that takes in the
     * generic KualiDocumentEvent class and determines which event call to make.
     * 
     * @param event
     * @return true if no rule is applied, or all rules are applied successfully, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean applyRules(KualiDocumentEvent event);

    /**
     * Builds a list containing ad hoc route person events appropriate for the context.
     * 
     * @param document
     * @return List
     */
    public List<AddAdHocRoutePersonEvent> generateAdHocRoutePersonEvents(Document document);

    /**
     * Builds a list containing ad hoc route workgroup events appropriate for the context.
     * 
     * @param document
     * @return List
     */
    public List<AddAdHocRouteWorkgroupEvent> generateAdHocRouteWorkgroupEvents(Document document);

    /**
     * Allows code in actions or business objects to directly access rule methods in the class.
     * 
     * @param document
     * @param ruleInterface
     * @return BusinessRule
     */
    public BusinessRule getBusinessRulesInstance(Document document, Class<? extends BusinessRule> ruleInterface);
}
