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package org.ofbiz.entity.eca;

import java.util.*;
import org.ofbiz.entity.*;

/**
 * EntityEcaHandler interface
 *
 * @author     <a href="mailto:jonesde@ofbiz.org">David E. Jones</a>
 * @version    $Rev: 5462 $
 * @since      2.1
 */
public interface EntityEcaHandler {
    
    public static final String EV_VALIDATE = "validate";
    public static final String EV_RUN = "run";
    public static final String EV_RETURN = "return";
    public static final String EV_CACHE_CLEAR = "cache-clear";
    public static final String EV_CACHE_CHECK = "cache-check";
    public static final String EV_CACHE_PUT = "cache-put";
    
    public static final String OP_CREATE = "create";
    public static final String OP_STORE = "store";
    public static final String OP_REMOVE = "remove";
    public static final String OP_FIND = "find";
    

    public void setDelegator(GenericDelegator delegator);

    public Map getEntityEventMap(String entityName);

    public void evalRules(String currentOperation, Map eventMap, String event, GenericEntity value, boolean isError) throws GenericEntityException;
}
