mailreader2/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/examples/mailreader2/dao/User.java

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package org.apache.struts.examples.mailreader2.dao;

/**
 * <p>A <strong>User</strong> which is stored, along with his or her
 * associated {@link Subscription}s, in a {@link UserDatabase}.</p>
 */
public interface User {

    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties

    /**
     * Return the {@link UserDatabase} with which we are associated.
     */
    UserDatabase getDatabase();

    /**
     * Return the from address.
     */
    String getFromAddress();

    /**
     * Set the from address.
     *
     * @param fromAddress The new from address
     */
    void setFromAddress(String fromAddress);

    /**
     * Return the full name.
     */
    String getFullName();

    /**
     * Set the full name.
     *
     * @param fullName The new full name
     */
    void setFullName(String fullName);

    /**
     * Return the password.
     */
    String getPassword();

    /**
     * Set the password.
     *
     * @param password The new password
     */
    void setPassword(String password);

    /**
     * Return the reply-to address.
     */
    String getReplyToAddress();

    /**
     * Set the reply-to address.
     *
     * @param replyToAddress The new reply-to address
     */
    void setReplyToAddress(String replyToAddress);

    /**
     * Find and return all {@link Subscription}s associated with this user.
     * If there are none, a zero-length array is returned.
     */
    Subscription[] getSubscriptions();

    /**
     * Return the username.
     */
    String getUsername();

    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods

    /**
     * Create and return a new {@link Subscription} associated with this
     * User, for the specified host name.
     *
     * @param host Host name for which to create a subscription
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the host name is not unique
     *  for this user
     */
    Subscription createSubscription(String host);

    /**
     * Find and return the {@link Subscription} associated with the specified
     * host.  If none is found, return <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param host Host name to look up
     */
    Subscription findSubscription(String host);

    /**
     * Remove the specified {@link Subscription} from being associated
     * with this User.
     *
     * @param subscription Subscription to be removed
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified subscription is not
     *  associated with this User
     */
    void removeSubscription(Subscription subscription);

}