org.eclipse.mdm.api.base/src/main/java/org/eclipse/mdm/api/base/query/QueryService.java

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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();
}