SiteOsidConfiguration.java

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package org.sakaiproject.citation.api;

import java.util.List;
import org.sakaiproject.citation.util.api.OsidConfigurationException;

/**
 * Repository OSID configuration
 */
public interface SiteOsidConfiguration
{
  /**
   * Initialize
   */
  public void init() throws OsidConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Fetch the appropriate XML configuration document for this user
   * @return Configuration XML (eg file:///tomcat-home/sakai/config.xml)
   */
  public String getConfigurationXml() throws OsidConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Fetch the appropriate XML database hierarchy document for this user
   * @return Hierarchy XML (eg file:///tomcat-home/sakai/database.xml)
   */
  public String getDatabaseHierarchyXml() throws OsidConfigurationException;

  /**
   * Fetch this user's group affiliations
   * @return A list of group IDs (empty if no IDs exist)
   */
  public List<String> getGroupIds() throws OsidConfigurationException;
}