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+<?php
+/**
+ * An interface that a class can implement to be treated as a list container.
+ *
+ * @package    sapphire
+ * @subpackage model
+ */
+interface SS_List extends ArrayAccess, Countable, IteratorAggregate {
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns all the items in the list in an array.
+	 *
+	 * @return arary
+	 */
+	public function toArray();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the contents of the list as an array of maps.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function toNestedArray();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a subset of the items within the list.
+	 *
+	 * @param  int $offset
+	 * @param  int $length
+	 * @return SS_List
+	 */
+	public function getRange($offset, $length);
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds an item to the list, making no guarantees about where it will
+	 * appear.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $item
+	 */
+	public function add($item);
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes an item from the list.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $item
+	 */
+	public function remove($item);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the first item in the list.
+	 *
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function first();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the last item in the list.
+	 *
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function last();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a map of a key field to a value field of all the items in the
+	 * list.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $keyfield
+	 * @param  string $titlefield
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function map($keyfield, $titlefield);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the first item in the list where the key field is equal to the
+	 * value.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $key
+	 * @param  mixed $value
+	 * @return mixed
+	 */
+	public function find($key, $value);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns an array of a single field value for all items in the list.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $field
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function column($field);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns TRUE if the list can be sorted by a field.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $by
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function canSortBy($by);
+
+	/**
+	 * Sorts the list in place by a field on the items and direction.
+	 *
+	 * @param  string $by  The field name to sort by.
+	 * @param  string $dir Either "ASC" or "DIR".
+	 */
+	public function sort($by, $dir = 'ASC');
+
+}
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