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package org.apache.pluto.spi.optional;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.portlet.PortletRequest;

import org.apache.pluto.PortletContainerException;
import org.apache.pluto.spi.ContainerService;

/**
 * Used to access user information attributes as described in
 * PLT.17.2 of the JSR-168 specificiation. Attribute persistence is
 * not covered by the spec so it is not done here.
 * 
 * @author <a href="cdoremus@apache.org">Craig Doremus</a>
 */
public interface UserInfoAttributesService extends ContainerService  {

	/**
	 * To access user information attributes as defined in PLT.17
	 * of JSR-168.
	 * 
	 * @param request Used to extract the authenticated user name.
	 * @return A map of names and values of user information attributes
	 * for a particular authenticated user.
	 */
    Map getAttributes(PortletRequest request) 
    	throws PortletContainerException ;
    
	/**
	 * Persists user information attributes. 
	 *  
	 * @param attributes The attributes to persist.
    void store(UserInfoAttribute[] attributes)
    	throws PortletContainerException;
	 */

}