1 /***
2 * Copyright (C) 2009 TM-Search Community.
3 *
4 * This file is part of TM-Search Services.
5 *
6 * Foobar is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 * (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * Foobar 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
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with Foobar. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 */
19
20 package eu.europa.tmsearch.services.business;
21
22 import eu.europa.tmsearch.services.Cacheable;
23 import eu.europa.tmsearch.services.resources.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException;
24 import eu.europa.tmsearch.services.schemas.trademark.applicant.ApplicantType;
25
26 /***
27 * A service interface to Applicant business logic.
28 *
29 *
30 */
31 public interface ApplicantService extends Cacheable {
32
33 /***
34 * Gets an Applicant given an applicant ID
35 *
36 * @param applicantId
37 * An applicant ID
38 * @return An applicant
39 * @throws ResourceNotFoundException
40 * If the applicant ID does not exist
41 * @see ApplicantType
42 */
43 public abstract ApplicantType getApplicant(String applicantId) throws ResourceNotFoundException;
44 }