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package com.redhat.thermostat.storage.core;

import com.redhat.thermostat.storage.core.AggregateQuery.AggregateFunction;
import com.redhat.thermostat.storage.model.Pojo;

/**
 * This subclass of {@link Storage} should be implemented by classes that
 * interact directly with a form of storage (e.g. a database).
 * 
 * This interface contains methods which provide capabilities we do not want to
 * expose directly to clients. Clients should instead prepare statements using
 * {@link Storage#prepareStatement(StatementDescriptor)}. The methods in this
 * interface then provide the mechanisms to execute the prepared statement, and
 * should only be used by the prepared statement implementations.
 */
public interface BackingStorage extends Storage {
    
    <T extends Pojo> Query<T> createQuery(Category<T> category);
    
    <T extends Pojo> Query<T> createAggregateQuery(AggregateFunction function, Category<T> category);
    
    <T extends Pojo> Add<T> createAdd(Category<T> category);
    
    <T extends Pojo> Replace<T> createReplace(Category<T> category);
    
    <T extends Pojo> Update<T> createUpdate(Category<T> category);
    
    <T extends Pojo> Remove<T> createRemove(Category<T> category);

}