using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Data.Models;
using SharedLibraryCore.Database.Models;
using SharedLibraryCore.Dtos;
using SharedLibraryCore.QueryHelper;
namespace SharedLibraryCore.Interfaces
{
public interface IMetaService
{
///
/// adds or updates meta key and value to the database
///
/// key of meta data
/// value of the meta data
/// client to save the meta for
///
Task AddPersistentMeta(string metaKey, string metaValue, EFClient client, EFMeta linkedMeta = null);
///
/// adds or updates meta key and value to the database
///
/// key of meta data
/// value of the meta data
///
Task AddPersistentMeta(string metaKey, string metaValue);
///
/// removes meta key with given value
///
/// key of meta data
/// client to delete the meta for
///
Task RemovePersistentMeta(string metaKey, EFClient client);
///
/// removes meta key with given value
///
/// key of the meta data
/// value of the meta data
///
Task RemovePersistentMeta(string metaKey, string metaValue = null);
///
/// retrieves meta data for given client and key
///
/// key to retrieve value for
/// client to retrieve meta for
///
Task GetPersistentMeta(string metaKey, EFClient client);
///
/// retrieves collection of meta for given key
///
/// key to retrieve values for
///
Task> GetPersistentMeta(string metaKey);
///
/// adds a meta task to the runtime meta list
///
/// type of meta
/// action to perform
void AddRuntimeMeta(MetaType metaKey, Func>> metaAction)
where V : IClientMeta where T : PaginationRequest;
///
/// retrieves all the runtime meta information for given client idea
///
/// request information
///
Task> GetRuntimeMeta(ClientPaginationRequest request);
///
/// retreives all the runtime of provided type
///
/// >request information
/// type of meta to retreive
///
Task> GetRuntimeMeta(ClientPaginationRequest request, MetaType metaType)
where T : IClientMeta;
}
}