api/src/java/org/apache/fulcrum/security/GroupManager.java

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> The group extending {@link Group}
     * @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 <T> The group of type {@link Group}
     * @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> The group of type {@link Group}
     * @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;
}