com.elasticpath.service.catalog
Interface ProductTypeService

All Superinterfaces:

EpPersistenceService, EpService

All Known Implementing Classes:

ProductTypeServiceImpl

public interface ProductTypeService
extends EpPersistenceService

Provide attribute related business service.

Method Summary

ProductType	add(ProductType productType) Adds the given attribute.
ProductType	initialize(ProductType productType) Initialize (fill in) category attributes for the given ProductType.
java.util.List	list() Lists all productType stored in the database.
java.util.List	listUsedUids() Lists all productType uids used by categories.
void	remove(ProductType productType) Delete the productType.
void	update(ProductType productType) Updates the given productType.

Methods inherited from interface com.elasticpath.service.EpPersistenceService

getObject, getPersistenceEngine, setPersistenceEngine

Methods inherited from interface com.elasticpath.service.EpService

getElasticPath, setElasticPath

Method Detail

add

ProductType add(ProductType productType)
                throws DuplicateKeyException

Adds the given attribute.

Parameters:

productType - the productType to add

Returns:

the persisted instance of productType

Throws:

DuplicateKeyException - - if a productType with the speicifed key already exists.

initialize

ProductType initialize(ProductType productType)

Initialize (fill in) category attributes for the given ProductType.

Parameters:

productType - productType that needs attributes filled in.

Returns:

a productType with the attributeGroup filled in.

list

java.util.List list()
                    throws EpServiceException

Lists all productType stored in the database.

Returns:

a list of productType

Throws:

EpServiceException - - in case of any errors

listUsedUids

java.util.List listUsedUids()

Lists all productType uids used by categories.

Returns:

a list of used productType uids

remove

void remove(ProductType productType)
            throws EpServiceException

Delete the productType.

Parameters:

productType - the productType to remove

Throws:

EpServiceException - - in case of any errors

update

void update(ProductType productType)
            throws DuplicateKeyException

Updates the given productType.

Parameters:

productType - the productType to update

Throws:

DuplicateKeyException - - if a productType with the speicifed key already exists.