contrib/jcr-server/webdav/src/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/webdav/observation/SubscriptionManager.java

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package org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.observation;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavException;

/**
 * <code>SubscriptionManager</code> interface.
 */
public interface SubscriptionManager {

    /**
     * Retrieve the {@link org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.observation.SubscriptionDiscovery} object for the given
     * resource. Note, that the discovery object will be empty if there are
     * no subscriptions present.
     *
     * @param resource
     */
    public SubscriptionDiscovery getSubscriptionDiscovery(ObservationResource resource);

    /**
     * Create a new <code>Subscription</code> or update an existing <code>Subscription</code>..
     *
     * @param info
     * @param subscriptionId
     * @param resource
     * @return <code>Subscription</code> that has been created or updated
     * @throws DavException if the subscription fails
     */
    public Subscription subscribe(SubscriptionInfo info, String subscriptionId,
                                  ObservationResource resource)
            throws DavException;

    /**
     * Unsubscribe the <code>Subscription</code> with the given id.
     *
     * @param subscriptionId
     * @param resource
     * @throws DavException
     */
    public void unsubscribe(String subscriptionId, ObservationResource resource)
            throws DavException;

    /**
     * Retrieve the list of events that occured since the last poll.
     *
     * @param subscriptionId indentifier for the subscription
     * @param resource
     * @return
     */
    public EventDiscovery poll(String subscriptionId, ObservationResource resource)
            throws DavException;
}