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17 package org.mxchange.addressbook.beans.business.department.list;
19 import java.io.Serializable;
20 import org.mxchange.jcontactsbusiness.exceptions.department.DepartmentNotFoundException;
21 import org.mxchange.jcontactsbusiness.model.department.Department;
24 * An interface for general department controller
26 * @author Roland Häder<roland@mxchange.org>
28 public interface AddressbookDepartmentListWebViewController extends Serializable {
31 * Retrieves a single company department entity for given id number or
32 * throws a proper exception if not found.
34 * @param departmentId Company department id to lookup
36 * @return Company department instance
38 * @throws DepartmentNotFoundException If the id number could not be looked
39 * up and solved into an entity
41 Department findDepartmentById (final Long departmentId) throws DepartmentNotFoundException;
44 * Checks whether the given department is already found in local cache.
45 * Please note that this method fully relies on the cache, so you must
46 * always fire proper events that add/update/delete entries in cache.
48 * @param department Department to check it's address
50 * @return Whether the address has been found
52 boolean isDepartmentAlreadyAdded (final Department department);