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  package fr.paris.lutece.util.html;
  
  import java.io.Serializable;
  
  import java.util.List;
  
  
  /**
   * Handles paging
   * @param <E> the type
   */
  public interface IPaginator<E> extends Serializable
  {
      /** Default value for Page Index Parameter */
      String PARAMETER_PAGE_INDEX = "page_index";
  
      /** Default value for Items Per Page Parameter */
      String PARAMETER_ITEMS_PER_PAGE = "items_per_page";
      String LABEL_FIRST = "|&lt;";
      String LABEL_PREVIOUS = "&lt;";
      String LABEL_NEXT = "&gt;";
      String LABEL_LAST = "&gt;|";
  
      /**
       * Gets the number of pages
       * @return the number of pages
       */
      int getPagesCount(  );
  
      /**
       * Returns the List
       *
       * @return The List
       */
      List<E> getPageItems(  );
  
      /**
       * Returns the current page index
       *
       * @return The current page index
       */
      int getPageCurrent(  );
  
      /**
       * Returns the previous page link
       *
       * @return The previous page link
       */
      String getFirstPageLink(  );
  
      /**
       * Returns the previous page link
       *
       * @return The previous page link
       */
      String getPreviousPageLink(  );
  
      /**
       * Returns the previous page link
       *
       * @return The previous page link
       */
      String getLastPageLink(  );
  
      /**
       * Returns the previous page link
      *
      * @return The previous page link
      */
     String getNextPageLink(  );
 
     /**
      * Returns Pages Links
      *
      * @return Pages Links
      */
     List<PaginatorPage> getPagesLinks(  );
 
     /**
      * Returns the index of the first item of the current page range
      * @return The index of the first item of the current page range
      */
     int getRangeMin(  );
 
     /**
      * Returns the index of the last item of the current page range
      * @return The index of the last item of the current page range
      */
     int getRangeMax(  );
 
     /**
      * Returns the number of items in the collection
      * @return The number of items in the collection
      */
     int getItemsCount(  );
 
     /**
      * Get First label
      * @return The Label
      */
     String getLabelFirst(  );
 
     /**
      * Get Previous label
      * @return The Label
      */
     String getLabelPrevious(  );
 
     /**
      * Get Next label
      * @return The Label
      */
     String getLabelNext(  );
 
     /**
      * Get First label
      * @return The Label
      */
     String getLabelLast(  );
 
     /**
      * Get Item Count label
      * @return The Label
      */
     String getLabelItemCount(  );
 
     /**
      * Get Item Count per page label
      * @return The Label
      */
     String getLabelItemCountPerPage(  );
 
     /**
      * Get the parameter name of the <code>items_per_page</code>
      * @return the parameter name
      */
     String getItemsPerPageParameterName(  );
 
     /**
      * Set the parameter name of the <code>items_per_page</code>
      * @param strItemsPerPageParameterName the parameter name
      */
     void setItemsPerPageParameterName( String strItemsPerPageParameterName );
 
     /**
      * Gets the items count per page.
      * @return items count per page.
      */
     int getItemsPerPage(  );
 }