IDatabaseManager.java

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package com.google.security.zynamics.binnavi.Database.Interfaces;


/**
 * Database manager objects are used to keep track of known databases that can be used with com.google.security.zynamics.binnavi.
 */
public interface IDatabaseManager extends Iterable<IDatabase> {
  /**
   * Adds a database to the list of known databases.
   * 
   * @param database The database to add to the list of known databases.
   * 
   * @return The added database.
   * 
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the value null is passed to the function.
   * @throws IllegalStateException Thrown if the database was already added to the database manager
   *         earlier.
   */
  IDatabase addDatabase(final IDatabase database);

  /**
   * Adds a new database manager listener to the list of listeners that are notified about changes
   * in the database manager.
   * 
   * @param listener The new listener.
   */
  void addListener(final DatabaseManagerListener listener);

  /**
   * Moves a known database to a new index. This can be used to reorder the known databases.
   * 
   * @param database The database to move.
   * @param index The new index of the database.
   * 
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the database argument is invalid or the database is
   *         not known to the database manager.
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException Thrown if the new index is invalid.
   */
  void moveDatabase(final IDatabase database, final int index);

  /**
   * Removes a database from the list of databases known to the database manager.
   * 
   * @param database The database to remove from the database manager.
   * 
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown if the given database is null or it is not known to the
   *         database manager.
   */
  void removeDatabase(final IDatabase database);

  /**
   * Removes a database manager listener from this database manager. The removed listener does not
   * receive further notifications about events that occur in this database manager.
   * 
   * @param listener The listener to remove.
   */
  void removeListener(final DatabaseManagerListener listener);
}