/*******************************************************************************
 * ALMA - Atacama Large Millimeter Array
 * Copyright (c) AUI - Associated Universities Inc., 2011
 * (in the framework of the ALMA collaboration).
 * All rights reserved.
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307  USA
 *******************************************************************************/
/**
 * @author Pablo Burgos
 * @version %I%,%G%
 * @since ACS-8_0_0-B
 *
 */
package alma.archive.tmcdb.DAO.queries;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import alma.TMCDB.legacy.TimeValue;

public interface TimeValuePager {

	public ArrayList<TimeValue> getValues();

	public int getCurrentPageNumber();

	public void setCurrentPageNumber(int pageNumber);

	public int getTotalNumberOfPages();

	public int getPageSize();

	public String getMonitorPointName();

	public boolean hasNextPage();

	public boolean hasPreviousPage();

	public DataType getDataType();

	public TimeValuePager getNextPage();

	public TimeValuePager getPreviousPage();

	public enum DataType {
		/**
		 * Boolean (true/false) property type.
		 */
		BOOLEAN,

		/**
		 * Double property type.
		 */
		DOUBLE,

		/**
		 * Float property type.
		 */
		FLOAT,

		/**
		 * Integer property type.
		 */
		INTEGER,

		/**
		 * Character string property type.
		 */
		STRING,
		/**
		 * Unknown Datatype. This case should be checked.
		 */
		UNKNOWN;
	}
}
