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.counter.service.persistence;
016    
017    import com.liferay.counter.model.Counter;
018    
019    import com.liferay.portal.service.persistence.BasePersistence;
020    
021    /**
022     * The persistence interface for the counter service.
023     *
024     * <p>
025     * Caching information and settings can be found in <code>portal.properties</code>
026     * </p>
027     *
028     * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
029     * @see CounterPersistenceImpl
030     * @see CounterUtil
031     * @generated
032     */
033    public interface CounterPersistence extends BasePersistence<Counter> {
034            /*
035             * NOTE FOR DEVELOPERS:
036             *
037             * Never modify or reference this interface directly. Always use {@link CounterUtil} to access the counter persistence. Modify <code>service.xml</code> and rerun ServiceBuilder to regenerate this interface.
038             */
039    
040            /**
041            * Caches the counter in the entity cache if it is enabled.
042            *
043            * @param counter the counter
044            */
045            public void cacheResult(com.liferay.counter.model.Counter counter);
046    
047            /**
048            * Caches the counters in the entity cache if it is enabled.
049            *
050            * @param counters the counters
051            */
052            public void cacheResult(
053                    java.util.List<com.liferay.counter.model.Counter> counters);
054    
055            /**
056            * Creates a new counter with the primary key. Does not add the counter to the database.
057            *
058            * @param name the primary key for the new counter
059            * @return the new counter
060            */
061            public com.liferay.counter.model.Counter create(java.lang.String name);
062    
063            /**
064            * Removes the counter with the primary key from the database. Also notifies the appropriate model listeners.
065            *
066            * @param name the primary key of the counter
067            * @return the counter that was removed
068            * @throws com.liferay.counter.NoSuchCounterException if a counter with the primary key could not be found
069            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
070            */
071            public com.liferay.counter.model.Counter remove(java.lang.String name)
072                    throws com.liferay.counter.NoSuchCounterException,
073                            com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
074    
075            public com.liferay.counter.model.Counter updateImpl(
076                    com.liferay.counter.model.Counter counter, boolean merge)
077                    throws com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
078    
079            /**
080            * Returns the counter with the primary key or throws a {@link com.liferay.counter.NoSuchCounterException} if it could not be found.
081            *
082            * @param name the primary key of the counter
083            * @return the counter
084            * @throws com.liferay.counter.NoSuchCounterException if a counter with the primary key could not be found
085            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
086            */
087            public com.liferay.counter.model.Counter findByPrimaryKey(
088                    java.lang.String name)
089                    throws com.liferay.counter.NoSuchCounterException,
090                            com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
091    
092            /**
093            * Returns the counter with the primary key or returns <code>null</code> if it could not be found.
094            *
095            * @param name the primary key of the counter
096            * @return the counter, or <code>null</code> if a counter with the primary key could not be found
097            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
098            */
099            public com.liferay.counter.model.Counter fetchByPrimaryKey(
100                    java.lang.String name)
101                    throws com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
102    
103            /**
104            * Returns all the counters.
105            *
106            * @return the counters
107            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
108            */
109            public java.util.List<com.liferay.counter.model.Counter> findAll()
110                    throws com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
111    
112            /**
113            * Returns a range of all the counters.
114            *
115            * <p>
116            * Useful when paginating results. Returns a maximum of <code>end - start</code> instances. <code>start</code> and <code>end</code> are not primary keys, they are indexes in the result set. Thus, <code>0</code> refers to the first result in the set. Setting both <code>start</code> and <code>end</code> to {@link com.liferay.portal.kernel.dao.orm.QueryUtil#ALL_POS} will return the full result set.
117            * </p>
118            *
119            * @param start the lower bound of the range of counters
120            * @param end the upper bound of the range of counters (not inclusive)
121            * @return the range of counters
122            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
123            */
124            public java.util.List<com.liferay.counter.model.Counter> findAll(
125                    int start, int end)
126                    throws com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
127    
128            /**
129            * Returns an ordered range of all the counters.
130            *
131            * <p>
132            * Useful when paginating results. Returns a maximum of <code>end - start</code> instances. <code>start</code> and <code>end</code> are not primary keys, they are indexes in the result set. Thus, <code>0</code> refers to the first result in the set. Setting both <code>start</code> and <code>end</code> to {@link com.liferay.portal.kernel.dao.orm.QueryUtil#ALL_POS} will return the full result set.
133            * </p>
134            *
135            * @param start the lower bound of the range of counters
136            * @param end the upper bound of the range of counters (not inclusive)
137            * @param orderByComparator the comparator to order the results by (optionally <code>null</code>)
138            * @return the ordered range of counters
139            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
140            */
141            public java.util.List<com.liferay.counter.model.Counter> findAll(
142                    int start, int end,
143                    com.liferay.portal.kernel.util.OrderByComparator orderByComparator)
144                    throws com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
145    
146            /**
147            * Removes all the counters from the database.
148            *
149            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
150            */
151            public void removeAll()
152                    throws com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
153    
154            /**
155            * Returns the number of counters.
156            *
157            * @return the number of counters
158            * @throws SystemException if a system exception occurred
159            */
160            public int countAll()
161                    throws com.liferay.portal.kernel.exception.SystemException;
162    }