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* $Id: SakaiPersonManager.java 105077 2012-02-24 22:54:29Z ottenhoff@longsight.com $
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package org.sakaiproject.api.common.edu.person;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import org.sakaiproject.api.common.type.Type;
/**
* @author <a href="mailto:lance@indiana.edu">Lance Speelmon </a>
*/
public interface SakaiPersonManager
{
/**
* Creates a persistent SakaiPerson record.
*
* @param agentUuid
* @param recordType
* {@link #getSystemMutableType()} or {@link #getUserMutableType()}
* @return
*/
public SakaiPerson create(String agentUuid, Type recordType);
/**
* Get a new instantiation of an empty SakaiPerson object (has no persistent state). For example, useful if you query-by-example finder method.
*
* @return
*/
public SakaiPerson getPrototype();
/**
* Retrieve SakaiPerson by uid (username).
*
* @param uid
* username
* @return List of SakaiPerson objects incuding both system and user mutable Types.
*/
public List<SakaiPerson> findSakaiPersonByUid(String uid);
/**
* Query-by-Example finder signature.
*
* @param queryByExample
* A SakaiPerson protoype. All non-null preoperties will be searched using a logical AND.
* @return
*/
public List<SakaiPerson> findSakaiPerson(SakaiPerson queryByExample);
/**
* Assumes current user. If you would like to specify the user, see {@link #findSakaiPerson(String, Type)}.
*
* @param recordType
* See {@link #getSystemMutableType()} or {@link #getUserMutableType()}.
* @return
*/
public SakaiPerson getSakaiPerson(Type recordType);
/**
* Find all SakaiPerson objects with specified type. Types should be obtained through the Type constant getter methods.
*
* @param agent
* @param recordType
* See {@link #getSystemMutableType()} or {@link #getUserMutableType()}.
* @return
*/
public SakaiPerson getSakaiPerson(String agentUuid, Type recordType);
/**
* Finds all SakaiPerson objects with the specified type, whos IDs are contained
* in the userIds collection.
*
* @param userIds
* @param userMutableType
* @return
*/
public Map<String, SakaiPerson> getSakaiPersons(Set<String> userIds, Type userMutableType);
/**
* Returns the userMutableType constant. SakaiPerson's of this Type allow the user to modify all attributes.
*
* @return
*/
public Type getUserMutableType();
/**
* Returns the systemMutableType constant. SakaiPerson's of this Type can only be modified by the "system", i.e. not the end user, and would normally consist of enterprise data (e.g. LDAP, etc).
*
* @return
*/
public Type getSystemMutableType();
/**
* Save or update the SakaiPerson bean.
*
* @param sakaiPerson
*/
public void save(SakaiPerson sakaiPerson);
/**
* Removes SakaiPerson from persistent state.
*
* @param sakaiPerson
*/
public void delete(SakaiPerson sakaiPerson);
/**
* Search the "common" SakaiPerson fields for a given String.
*
* @param simpleSearchCriteria
* String used to search for SakaiPerson objects where the following properties are like this String: uid, givenName, surname.
* @return
*/
public List<SakaiPerson> findSakaiPerson(String simpleSearchCriteria);
/**
* Composite call to determine if a Set of Agents have the FERPA flag enabled.
*
* @param agentUuids
* @return A List of agentUuid Strings where FERPA is enabled.
*/
public List<String> isFerpaEnabled(Collection<String> agentUuids);
/**
* Find all SakaiPerson objects where ferpaEnabled == TRUE.
*
* @return A List of SakaiPerson objects where ferpaEnabled == TRUE.
*/
public List<SakaiPerson> findAllFerpaEnabled();
}