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9    * The Original Code is "CodeStore.java".  Description:
10   * "Interface used retrieving and validating codes"
11   *
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13   * 2012.  All Rights Reserved.
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27  package ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.store;
28  
29  import ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.ProfileException;
30  
31  /**
32   * Interface used retrieving and validating codes from user defined and HL7 specific tables that
33   * correspond to a conformance profile.
34   * 
35   * @author Neal Acharya
36   */
37  public interface CodeStore {
38  
39      /**
40       * Retrieves all codes for a given conformance profile and codeSystem.
41       * 
42       * @param codeSystem a table of codes (for example, HL70001 for administrative sex) valid tables
43       *            are defined in the HL7 table 0396
44       * @return a list of valid codes
45       * @throws ProfileException
46       */
47      String[] getValidCodes(String codeSystem) throws ProfileException;
48  
49      /**
50       * Validates the codeSystem against the input conformance profile. If valid then output is
51       * 'true' else 'false'.
52       * 
53       * @param codeSystem
54       * @return <code>true</code> if CodeStore knows the codeSystem
55       */
56      boolean knowsCodes(String codeSystem);
57  
58      /**
59       * Validates the input code value against the input conformance profile and corresponding input
60       * codeSystem. Returns true if the code is valid and false if it isn't.
61       * 
62       * @param codeSystem
63       * @param code
64       * @return <code>true</code> if code is valid for the codeSystem
65       */
66      boolean isValidCode(String codeSystem, String code);
67  
68  }