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package org.apache.fulcrum.security.model.basic;

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import org.apache.fulcrum.security.ModelManager;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.Group;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.User;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.DataBackendException;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.UnknownEntityException;

/**
 * Describes all the relationships between entities in the "Basic" model. This
 * model pretty much allows a user to be in multiple groups. There is no concept
 * of Permissions, Roles, Groups in Groups etc..
 * 
 * @author Eric Pugh
 * @version $Id: BasicModelManager.java 1374616 2012-08-18 17:26:07Z tv $
 */
public interface BasicModelManager extends ModelManager
{
    /**
     * Puts a user in a group.
     * 
     * This method is used when adding a user to a group
     * 
     * @param user
     *            the User.
     * @throws DataBackendException
     *             if there was an error accessing the data backend.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException
     *             if the account is not present.
     */
    void grant(User user, Group group) throws DataBackendException, UnknownEntityException;

    /**
     * Removes a user from a group
     * 
     * @param user
     *            the User.
     * @throws DataBackendException
     *             if there was an error accessing the data backend.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException
     *             if the user or group is not present.
     */
    void revoke(User user, Group group) throws DataBackendException, UnknownEntityException;

    /**
     * Revokes all groups from an User.
     * 
     * This method is used when deleting an account.
     * 
     * @param user
     *            the User.
     * @throws DataBackendException
     *             if there was an error accessing the data backend.
     * @throws UnknownEntityException
     *             if the account is not present.
     */
    void revokeAll(User user) throws DataBackendException, UnknownEntityException;
}