org.springframework.samples.petclinic
Interface Clinic

All Known Implementing Classes:

EntityManagerClinic, HibernateClinic, SimpleJdbcClinic

public interface Clinic

The high-level PetClinic business interface.

This is basically a data access object. PetClinic doesn't have a dedicated business facade.

Author:

Ken Krebs, Juergen Hoeller, Sam Brannen

Method Summary

void	deletePet(int id) Deletes a Pet from the data store.
java.util.Collection<Owner>	findOwners(java.lang.String lastName) Retrieve Owners from the data store by last name, returning all owners whose last name starts with the given name.
java.util.Collection<PetType>	getPetTypes() Retrieve all PetTypes from the data store.
java.util.Collection<Vet>	getVets() Retrieve all Vets from the data store.
Owner	loadOwner(int id) Retrieve an Owner from the data store by id.
Pet	loadPet(int id) Retrieve a Pet from the data store by id.
void	storeOwner(Owner owner) Save an Owner to the data store, either inserting or updating it.
void	storePet(Pet pet) Save a Pet to the data store, either inserting or updating it.
void	storeVisit(Visit visit) Save a Visit to the data store, either inserting or updating it.

Method Detail

getVets

java.util.Collection<Vet> getVets()
                                  throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Retrieve all Vets from the data store.

Returns:

a Collection of Vets

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

getPetTypes

java.util.Collection<PetType> getPetTypes()
                                          throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Retrieve all PetTypes from the data store.

Returns:

a Collection of PetTypes

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

findOwners

java.util.Collection<Owner> findOwners(java.lang.String lastName)
                                       throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Retrieve Owners from the data store by last name, returning all owners whose last name starts with the given name.

Parameters:

lastName - Value to search for

Returns:

a Collection of matching Owners (or an empty Collection if none found)

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

loadOwner

Owner loadOwner(int id)
                throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Retrieve an Owner from the data store by id.

Parameters:

id - the id to search for

Returns:

the Owner if found

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataRetrievalFailureException - if not found

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

loadPet

Pet loadPet(int id)
            throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Retrieve a Pet from the data store by id.

Parameters:

id - the id to search for

Returns:

the Pet if found

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataRetrievalFailureException - if not found

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

storeOwner

void storeOwner(Owner owner)
                throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Save an Owner to the data store, either inserting or updating it.

Parameters:

owner - the Owner to save

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

See Also:

BaseEntity.isNew()

storePet

void storePet(Pet pet)
              throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Save a Pet to the data store, either inserting or updating it.

Parameters:

pet - the Pet to save

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

See Also:

BaseEntity.isNew()

storeVisit

void storeVisit(Visit visit)
                throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Save a Visit to the data store, either inserting or updating it.

Parameters:

visit - the Visit to save

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

See Also:

BaseEntity.isNew()

deletePet

void deletePet(int id)
               throws org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException

Deletes a Pet from the data store.

Throws:

org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException