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package org.apache.catalina;
import java.security.Principal;
import java.util.Iterator;
/**
* Abstract representation of a group of {@link User}s in a
* {@link UserDatabase}. Each user that is a member of this group
* inherits the {@link Role}s assigned to the group.
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
* @since 4.1
*/
public interface Group extends Principal {
// ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties
/**
* @return the description of this group.
*/
String getDescription();
/**
* Set the description of this group.
*
* @param description The new description
*/
void setDescription(String description);
/**
* @return the group name of this group, which must be unique
* within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
*/
String getGroupname();
/**
* Set the group name of this group, which must be unique
* within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
*
* @param groupname The new group name
*/
void setGroupname(String groupname);
/**
* @return the set of {@link Role}s assigned specifically to this group.
*/
Iterator getRoles();
/**
* @return the {@link UserDatabase} within which this Group is defined.
*/
UserDatabase getUserDatabase();
/**
* @return the set of {@link User}s that are members of this group.
*/
Iterator getUsers();
// --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
/**
* Add a new {@link Role} to those assigned specifically to this group.
*
* @param role The new role
*/
void addRole(Role role);
/**
* Is this group specifically assigned the specified {@link Role}?
*
* @param role The role to check
*
* @return true if the group is assigned to the specified role
* otherwise false
*/
boolean isInRole(Role role);
/**
* Remove a {@link Role} from those assigned to this group.
*
* @param role The old role
*/
void removeRole(Role role);
/**
* Remove all {@link Role}s from those assigned to this group.
*/
void removeRoles();
}