/*
- * Copyright 2005 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2005-2010 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
- */
-
+ */
package org.wamblee.usermgt;
import java.util.Set;
/**
- * Interface for user administration. Manages the users and groups.
+ * Interface for user administration. Manages the users and groups.
+ *
+ * @author Erik Brakkee
*/
public interface UserAdministration {
-
/**
- * Creates a new user.
- * @param aUser Username.
- * @param aPassword Password.
- * @param aGroup Group.
- * @return User.
- * @throws UserMgtException In case there is a conflict with an existing user.
- */
- User createUser(String aUser, String aPassword, Group aGroup) throws UserMgtException;
-
+ * Creates a new user.
+ *
+ * @param aUser
+ * Username.
+ * @param aPassword
+ * Password.
+ * @param aGroup
+ * Group.
+ *
+ * @return User.
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case there is a conflict with an existing user.
+ */
+ User createUser(String aUser, String aPassword, Group aGroup)
+ throws UserMgtException;
+
/**
- * Creates a new group.
- * @param aName Group name.
+ * Creates a new group.
+ *
+ * @param aName
+ * Group name.
+ *
* @return Group
- * @throws UserMgtException In case there is a conflict with an existing group.
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case there is a conflict with an existing group.
*/
Group createGroup(String aName) throws UserMgtException;
-
- /**
- * @return Number of users.
+
+ /**
+ *
+ * @return Number of users.
*/
- int getUserCount();
-
+ int getUserCount();
+
/**
- * @return Number of groups.
+ *
+ * @return Number of groups.
*/
- int getGroupCount();
-
+ int getGroupCount();
+
/**
- * Must be called when the user is modified.
- * @param aUser User.
+ * Must be called when the user is modified.
+ *
+ * @param aUser
+ * User.
*/
void userModified(User aUser);
-
+
/**
- * Must be called when the group is modified.
- * @param aGroup Group.
+ * Must be called when the group is modified.
+ *
+ * @param aGroup
+ * Group.
*/
- void groupModified(Group aGroup);
+ void groupModified(Group aGroup);
/**
- * Gets the user for a given name.
- * @param aName User name.
- * @return User or null if not found.
+ * Gets the user for a given name.
+ *
+ * @param aName
+ * User name.
+ *
+ * @return User or null if not found.
*/
- User getUser(String aName);
-
+ User getUser(String aName);
+
/**
- * Gets the group for a given group name.
- * @param aName Group name.
- * @return Group or null if not found.
+ * Gets the group for a given group name.
+ *
+ * @param aName
+ * Group name.
+ *
+ * @return Group or null if not found.
*/
- Group getGroup(String aName);
-
+ Group getGroup(String aName);
+
/**
- * Get the users.
- * @return All known users.
+ * Get the users.
+ *
+ * @return All known users.
*/
- Set<User> getUsers();
-
+ Set<User> getUsers();
+
/**
- * Gets the users for a given group.
- * @param aGroup Group.
+ * Gets the users for a given group.
+ *
+ * @param aGroup
+ * Group.
* @return Set of users (always non-null).
*/
Set<User> getUsers(Group aGroup);
-
+
/**
- * Gets all known groups.
- * @return Groups.
+ * Gets all known groups.
+ *
+ * @return Groups.
*/
Set<Group> getGroups();
-
+
/**
- * Renames a user.
- * @param aUser User object for which user name must be changed.
- * @param aUserName New user name.
- * @throws UserMgtException In case the user is not known or the new user
- * name is already in use by another user.
+ * Renames a user.
+ *
+ * @param aUser
+ * User object for which user name must be changed.
+ * @param aUserName
+ * New user name.
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case the user is not known or the new user name is already
+ * in use by another user.
*/
void renameUser(User aUser, String aUserName) throws UserMgtException;
-
+
/**
- * Renames a group.
- * @param aGroup Group to rename.
- * @param aGroupName New name for the group.
- * @throws UserMgtException In case the new group name is already used by
- * another group of if the existing group is unknown.
+ * Renames a group.
+ *
+ * @param aGroup
+ * Group to rename.
+ * @param aGroupName
+ * New name for the group.
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case the new group name is already used by another group
+ * of if the existing group is unknown.
*/
void renameGroup(Group aGroup, String aGroupName) throws UserMgtException;
-
+
/**
- * Removes the user.
- * @param aUser User to remove.
- * @throws UserMgtException In case the user does not exist.
+ * Removes the user.
+ *
+ * @param aUser
+ * User to remove.
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case the user does not exist.
*/
void removeUser(User aUser) throws UserMgtException;
-
+
/**
- * Removes the group.
- * @param aGroup Group to remove.
- * @throws UserMgtException In case there are still users that are in the given group.
+ * Removes the group.
+ *
+ * @param aGroup
+ * Group to remove.
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case there are still users that are in the given group.
*/
void removeGroup(Group aGroup) throws UserMgtException;
-
+
/**
- * Adds a user to a group.
- * @param aUser User.
- * @param aGroup Group.
- * @throws UserMgtException In case the user or group or not known or if the user
- * is already part of the group.
+ * Adds a user to a group.
+ *
+ * @param aUser
+ * User.
+ * @param aGroup
+ * Group.
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case the user or group or not known or if the user is
+ * already part of the group.
*/
void addUserToGroup(User aUser, Group aGroup) throws UserMgtException;
-
+
/**
- * Removes a user from a group.
- * @param aUser User
- * @param aGroup Group
- * @throws UserMgtException In case the user or group are unknown or if the user
- * is not part of the group.
- */
- void removeUserFromGroup(User aUser, Group aGroup) throws UserMgtException;
+ * Removes a user from a group.
+ *
+ * @param aUser
+ * User
+ * @param aGroup
+ * Group
+ *
+ * @throws UserMgtException
+ * In case the user or group are unknown or if the user is not
+ * part of the group.
+ */
+ void removeUserFromGroup(User aUser, Group aGroup) throws UserMgtException;
}
-