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package org.eclipse.mdm.api.base.query; | |
/** | |
* The {@link QueryService} provides access to the low level query API. | |
* | |
* A {@link Query}, created by this service, can be used to build and execute | |
* queries on the underlying datastore. The results are returned as a list | |
* of {@link Result}s. | |
* | |
* @since 1.0.0 | |
*/ | |
public interface QueryService { | |
/** | |
* Creates a new and empty {@link Query}. | |
* | |
* @return Created {@code Query} is returned. | |
*/ | |
Query createQuery(); | |
} |