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package org.jbpm.identity.assignment;
import org.jbpm.identity.*;
/**
* interface used by the {@link org.jbpm.identity.assignment.ExpressionAssignmentHandler}
* to get information from the users data store.
* @see org.jbpm.identity.hibernate.IdentitySession
*/
public interface ExpressionSession {
/**
* retrieves a group from the user datastore including the membership relations.
*/
Group getGroupByName(String groupName);
/**
* retrieves a user from the user datastore including the membership relations.
*/
User getUserByName(String userName);
/**
* retrieves a user from the user datastore including the membership relations.
*/
User getUserByGroupAndRole(String groupName, String role);
}