1 /**
2 * 2007, Digitalis Informatica. All rights reserved. Distribuicao e Gestao de Informatica, Lda. Estrada de Paco de Arcos
3 * num.9 - Piso -1 2780-666 Paco de Arcos Telefone: (351) 21 4408990 Fax: (351) 21 4408999 http://www.digitalis.pt
4 */
5
6 package pt.digitalis.dif.controller.security.managers;
7
8 import java.util.Map;
9
10 import pt.digitalis.dif.controller.security.objects.IDIFGroup;
11 import pt.digitalis.dif.controller.security.objects.IDIFUser;
12 import pt.digitalis.dif.exception.security.IdentityManagerException;
13
14 /**
15 * Defines the expected behavior for an identity manager. This manager supports users {@link IDIFUser} and groups
16 * {@link IDIFGroup}.
17 *
18 * @author Rodrigo Gon�alves <a href="mailto:rgoncalves@digitalis.pt">rgoncalves@digitalis.pt</a><br/>
19 * @author Luis Pinto <a href="lpinto@digitalis.pt">lpinto@digitalis.pt</a><br/>
20 * @author Pedro Viegas <a href="mailto:pviegas@digitalis.pt">pviegas@digitalis.pt</a><br/>
21 * @author Fábio Souto <a href="mailto:fsouto@digitalis.pt">fsouto@digitalis.pt</a><br/>
22 * @created 2007/12/04
23 */
24 public interface IIdentityManagerPrivate extends IIdentityManager {
25
26 /**
27 * Persists an attribute value on a given user on the underlying repository.
28 *
29 * @param userID
30 * the ID of the user to update
31 * @param attributeID
32 * the ID of the attribute to update
33 * @param attributeValue
34 * the value of the attribute to update
35 * @throws IdentityManagerException
36 * if the attribute can't be updated
37 */
38 public void persistUserAttribute(String userID, String attributeID, Object attributeValue)
39 throws IdentityManagerException;
40
41 /**
42 * Persists all attributes values on a given user on the underlying repository.
43 *
44 * @param userID
45 * the ID of the user to update
46 * @param attributes
47 * the attributes to update
48 * @throws IdentityManagerException
49 * if the attribute can't be updated
50 */
51 public void persistUserAttributes(String userID, Map<String, Object> attributes) throws IdentityManagerException;
52
53 }