001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-2013 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
005     * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
006     * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
007     * any later version.
008     *
009     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
010     * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
011     * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
012     * details.
013     */
014    
015    package com.liferay.portal.kernel.search;
016    
017    import java.util.List;
018    
019    /**
020     * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
021     * @author Raymond Aug??
022     */
023    public interface SortFactory {
024    
025            public Sort create(String fieldName, boolean reverse);
026    
027            public Sort create(String fieldName, int type, boolean reverse);
028    
029            public Sort[] getDefaultSorts();
030    
031            public Sort getSort(
032                    Class<?> clazz, int type, String orderByCol, boolean inferSortField,
033                    String orderByType);
034    
035            public Sort getSort(
036                    Class<?> clazz, int type, String orderByCol, String orderByType);
037    
038            public Sort getSort(Class<?> clazz, String orderByCol, String orderByType);
039    
040            public Sort[] toArray(List<Sort> sorts);
041    
042    }