| package org.apache.fulcrum.security; |
| |
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| import java.io.Serializable; |
| |
| import org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.Group; |
| import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.DataBackendException; |
| import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.EntityExistsException; |
| import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.GroupSet; |
| import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.UnknownEntityException; |
| |
| /** |
| * A GroupManager performs {@link org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.Group} |
| * objects related tasks on behalf of the |
| * {@link org.apache.fulcrum.security.BaseSecurityService}. |
| * |
| * The responsibilities of this class include loading data of an group from the |
| * storage and putting them into the |
| * {@link org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.Group} objects, saving those data |
| * to the permanent storage. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:epugh@upstate.com">Eric Pugh</a> |
| * @version $Id$ |
| */ |
| public interface GroupManager extends Serializable |
| { |
| |
| /** Avalon role - used to id the component within the manager */ |
| String ROLE = GroupManager.class.getName(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Construct a blank Group object. |
| * |
| * This method calls getGroupClass, and then creates a new object using the |
| * default constructor. |
| * |
| * @param <T> |
| * @return an object implementing Group interface. |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * if the object could not be instantiated. |
| */ |
| <T extends Group> T getGroupInstance() throws DataBackendException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Construct a blank Group object. |
| * |
| * This method calls getGroupClass, and then creates a new object using the |
| * default constructor. |
| * |
| * @param groupName |
| * The name of the Group |
| * |
| * @return an object implementing Group interface. |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * if the object could not be instantiated. |
| */ |
| <T extends Group> T getGroupInstance(String groupName) throws DataBackendException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Retrieve a Group object with specified name. |
| * |
| * @param <T> |
| * @param name |
| * the name of the Group. |
| * @return an object representing the Group with specified name. |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * if there was an error accessing the data backend. |
| * @throws UnknownEntityException |
| * if the group does not exist. |
| */ |
| <T extends Group> T getGroupByName(String name) throws DataBackendException, UnknownEntityException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Retrieve a Group object with specified Id. |
| * |
| * @param <T> Group type |
| * @param id |
| * the Id of the Group. |
| * |
| * @return an object representing the Group with specified name. |
| * |
| * @exception UnknownEntityException |
| * if the permission does not exist in the database. |
| * @exception DataBackendException |
| * if there is a problem accessing the storage. |
| */ |
| <T extends Group> T getGroupById(Object id) throws DataBackendException, UnknownEntityException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Renames an existing Group. |
| * |
| * @param group |
| * The object describing the group to be renamed. |
| * @param name |
| * the new name for the group. |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * if there was an error accessing the data backend. |
| * @throws UnknownEntityException |
| * if the group does not exist. |
| */ |
| void renameGroup(Group group, String name) throws DataBackendException, UnknownEntityException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Removes a Group from the system. |
| * |
| * @param group |
| * The object describing the group to be removed. |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * if there was an error accessing the data backend. |
| * @throws UnknownEntityException |
| * if the group does not exist. |
| */ |
| void removeGroup(Group group) throws DataBackendException, UnknownEntityException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a new group with specified attributes. |
| * |
| * @param <T> |
| * @param group |
| * the object describing the group to be created. |
| * @return the new Group object. |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * if there was an error accessing the data backend. |
| * @throws EntityExistsException |
| * if the group already exists. |
| */ |
| <T extends Group> T addGroup(T group) throws DataBackendException, EntityExistsException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Retrieves all groups defined in the system. |
| * |
| * @return the names of all groups defined in the system. |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * if there was an error accessing the data backend. |
| */ |
| GroupSet getAllGroups() throws DataBackendException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines if the <code>Group</code> exists in the security system. |
| * |
| * @param group |
| * a <code>Group</code> value |
| * @return true if the group exists in the system, false otherwise |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * when more than one group with the same name exists. |
| */ |
| boolean checkExists(Group group) throws DataBackendException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Determines if a <code>Group</code> exists in the security system with the |
| * specified name. |
| * |
| * @param groupName |
| * the name of a <code>Group</code> to check. |
| * @return true if the group exists in the system, false otherwise |
| * @throws DataBackendException |
| * when more than one group with the same name exists. |
| */ |
| boolean checkExists(String groupName) throws DataBackendException; |
| } |