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+/*-\r
+ * ================================================================================\r
+ * ECOMP Portal\r
+ * ================================================================================\r
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property\r
+ * ================================================================================\r
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");\r
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.\r
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at\r
+ * \r
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\r
+ * \r
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\r
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,\r
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\r
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\r
+ * limitations under the License.\r
+ * ================================================================================\r
+ */\r
+package org.openecomp.portalapp.portal.service;\r
+\r
+import java.util.Set;\r
+\r
+import org.openecomp.portalsdk.core.domain.MenuData;\r
+import org.openecomp.portalapp.portal.domain.EPUser;\r
+\r
+public interface EPLeftMenuService {\r
+ \r
+ /**\r
+ * Builds a JSON suitable for populating the front-end left menu from the supplied set of menu items.\r
+ * @param user \r
+ * \r
+ * @param fullMenuSet\r
+ * @param roleFunctionSet \r
+ * @return JSON String of this form:\r
+ * <PRE>\r
+ * {"navItems":[\r
+ * {"name":"Home","imageSrc":"icon-location-pin","state":"root.applicationsHome"},\r
+ * ...\r
+ * ] }\r
+ * </PRE>\r
+ */\r
+ String getLeftMenuItems(EPUser user, Set<MenuData> fullMenuSet, Set<String> roleFunctionSet);\r
+}\r