org.openmrs.api.db

Interface OpenmrsMetadataDAO<T extends BaseOpenmrsMetadata>

All Superinterfaces:

OpenmrsObjectDAO<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

HibernateOpenmrsMetadataDAO

public interface OpenmrsMetadataDAO<T extends BaseOpenmrsMetadata>
extends OpenmrsObjectDAO<T>

In OpenMRS, we distinguish between data and metadata within our data model. Data (as opposed to metadata) generally represent person- or patient-specific data. This provides an interface for standard DAO operations on metadata.

Since:

1.10

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<T>	getAll(boolean includeRetired) Return a list of metadata objects (optionally retired)
List<T>	getAll(boolean includeRetired, Integer firstResult, Integer maxResults) Return a lists of metadata objects optionally retired, with paging
int	getAllCount(boolean includeRetired) Returns total number of persistents (optionally retired)

Methods inherited from interface org.openmrs.api.db.OpenmrsObjectDAO

delete, getById, getByUuid, saveOrUpdate

Method Detail

getAll

List<T> getAll(boolean includeRetired)

Return a list of metadata objects (optionally retired)

Parameters:

includeRetired - if true retired metadata is also returned

Returns:

a list of all metadata objects of the given class

getAllCount

int getAllCount(boolean includeRetired)

Returns total number of persistents (optionally retired)

Parameters:

includeRetired -

Returns:

total number of persistens

getAll

List<T> getAll(boolean includeRetired,
               Integer firstResult,
               Integer maxResults)

Return a lists of metadata objects optionally retired, with paging

Parameters:

includeRetired -

firstResult -

maxResults -

Returns:

list of metadata object