001/*
002 * SonarQube
003 * Copyright (C) 2009-2017 SonarSource SA
004 * mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
005 *
006 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
007 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
008 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
009 * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
014 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
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018 * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
019 */
020package org.sonar.api.batch.rule;
021
022import org.sonar.api.batch.ScannerSide;
023import org.sonar.api.rule.RuleKey;
024
025import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
026
027import java.util.Collection;
028
029/**
030 * Searches for rules. This component is available by dependency injection. It must not
031 * be extended by plugins.
032 *
033 * @since 4.2
034 */
035@ScannerSide
036public interface Rules {
037
038  /**
039   * Get a rule by its key. Returns <code>null</code> if rule does not exist.
040   */
041  @CheckForNull
042  Rule find(RuleKey key);
043
044  Collection<Rule> findAll();
045
046  /**
047   * Get the rules of the given repository. Returns an empty collection if the
048   * repository does not exist.
049   */
050  Collection<Rule> findByRepository(String repository);
051
052  /**
053   * @since 5.2
054   */
055  Collection<Rule> findByInternalKey(String repository, String internalKey);
056
057}