01: /*
02: *
03: * The DbUnit Database Testing Framework
04: * Copyright (C)2005, DbUnit.org
05: *
06: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
07: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
08: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
09: * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10: *
11: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
15: *
16: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
17: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
18: * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
19: *
20: */
21:
22: package org.dbunit.util.search;
23:
24: import java.util.Set;
25:
26: /**
27: * Interface representing an algorithm that searchs a graph.
28: *
29: * @author Felipe Leme <dbunit@felipeal.net>
30: * @version $Revision: 493 $
31: * @since Aug 25, 2005
32: *
33: */
34: public interface ISearchAlgorithm {
35:
36: /**
37: * Search all nodes that originates from a set of nodes.
38: *
39: * @param nodesFrom input nodes
40: * @param callback helper callback
41: * @return all nodes, in the right dependent order (like a LinkedHashSet)
42: * @throws Exception exception wrapper
43: */
44: Set search(Set nodesFrom, ISearchCallback callback)
45: throws SearchException;
46:
47: }
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