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package org.rssowl.core.persist.dao;
import org.rssowl.core.persist.IPerson;
import org.rssowl.core.persist.event.PersonEvent;
import org.rssowl.core.persist.event.PersonListener;
import org.rssowl.core.persist.service.PersistenceException;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* A data-access-object for <code>IPerson</code>s.
*
* @author Ismael Juma (ismael@juma.me.uk)
*/
public interface IPersonDAO extends IEntityDAO<IPerson, PersonListener, PersonEvent> {
/**
* Loads a sorted <code>Set</code> of author names or emails for all IPerson
* instances that are persisted and have either a non-null name or email. The
* author's name is given preference, but if it's <code>null</code> and the
* email is not <code>null</code>, the email is used.
*
* @return a sorted <code>Set</code> of Strings containing all authors that
* are persisted in the persistence layer.
* @throws PersistenceException In case of an error while accessing the
* persistance layer implementation.
*/
Set<String> loadAllNames() throws PersistenceException;
}