AuthorityView.java

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package org.opennms.acl.model;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Read-only interface to expose an Authority
 *
 * @author Massimiliano Dessì (desmax74@yahoo.it)
 * @since jdk 1.5.0
 * @version $Id: $
 */
public interface AuthorityView {

    /**
     * <p>getName</p>
     *
     * @return Name of the Authority
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * <p>getId</p>
     *
     * @return Unique identifier
     */
    public Integer getId();

    /**
     * <p>getItems</p>
     *
     * @return List of items managed by this authority
     */
    public List<?> getItems();

    /**
     * <p>getDescription</p>
     *
     * @return Description of the Authority
     */
    public String getDescription();
}