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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();


}