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 * Copyright 2010-2011 Ning, Inc.
 *
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 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
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package com.ning.billing.util.api;

import java.util.List;

import com.ning.billing.util.callcontext.CallContext;
import org.joda.time.DateTime;

import com.ning.billing.util.tag.Tag;
import com.ning.billing.util.tag.TagDefinition;

public interface TagUserApi {
    /***
     *
     * @return the list of all available tag definitions
     */
    public List<TagDefinition> getTagDefinitions();

    /***
     *
     * @param name Identifies the definition.
     * @param description Describes the use of the definition.
     * @param context The call context, for auditing purposes
     * @return the newly created tag definition
     * @throws TagDefinitionApiException
     */
    public TagDefinition create(String name, String description, CallContext context) throws TagDefinitionApiException;

    /***
     *
     * @param definitionName Identifies the definition.
     * @param context The call context, for auditing purposes
     * @throws TagDefinitionApiException
     */
    public void deleteAllTagsForDefinition(String definitionName, CallContext context) throws TagDefinitionApiException;

    /***
     *
     * @param definitionName Identifies the definition.
     * @param context The call context, for auditing purposes
     * @throws TagDefinitionApiException
     */
    public void deleteTagDefinition(String definitionName, CallContext context) throws TagDefinitionApiException;

	/**
	 * 
	 * @param name
	 * @return the tag with this definition
     * @throws TagDefinitionApiException
	 */
	public TagDefinition getTagDefinition(String name) throws TagDefinitionApiException;
	
	/**
	 * @param controlTagName
	 * @throws TagDefinitionApiException
	 */
	public Tag createControlTag(String controlTagName) throws TagDefinitionApiException;
	
	
	/**
	 * @param tagDefinitionName
	 * @return
	 */
	public Tag createDescriptiveTag(String tagDefinitionName) throws TagDefinitionApiException;
	
}
