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package com.google.gwt.sample.expenses.shared;

import com.google.gwt.requestfactory.shared.InstanceRequest;
import com.google.gwt.requestfactory.shared.Request;
import com.google.gwt.requestfactory.shared.RequestContext;
import com.google.gwt.requestfactory.shared.Service;
import com.google.gwt.sample.expenses.server.domain.Employee;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * "API Generated" request selector interface implemented by objects that give
 * client access to the methods of
 * {@link com.google.gwt.sample.expenses.server.domain.Employee}.
 * <p>
 * IRL this class will be generated by a JPA-savvy tool run before compilation.
 */
@Service(Employee.class)
public interface EmployeeRequest extends RequestContext {

  /**
   * @return a request object
   */
  Request<Long> countEmployees();

  /**
   * @return a request object
   */
  Request<Long> countEmployeesByDepartment(
      String department);

  /**
   * @return a request object
   */
  Request<List<EmployeeProxy>> findAllEmployees();

  /**
   * @return a request object
   */
  Request<EmployeeProxy> findEmployee(Long id);

  /**
   * @return a request object
   */
  Request<List<EmployeeProxy>> findEmployeeEntries(int firstResult,
      int maxResults);

  /**
   * @return a request object
   */
  Request<List<EmployeeProxy>> findEmployeeEntriesByDepartment(
      String department, int firstResult, int maxResults);

  /**
   * @return a request object
   */
  InstanceRequest<EmployeeProxy, Void> persist();

 /**
  * @return a request object
  */
  InstanceRequest<EmployeeProxy, Void> remove();
}