ContentCollection.java

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package org.sakaiproject.content.api;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import org.sakaiproject.time.api.Time;

/**
* <p>ContentCollection is the core interface for a Collection object in the GenericContentHostingService.</p>
* <p>A Collection has a list of internal members, each a resource id.</p>
*
* @version $Revision: 105077 $
*/
public interface ContentCollection
	extends ContentEntity
{
	/**
	* Access a List of the collection's internal members, each a resource id String.
	* @return a List of the collection's internal members, each a resource id String (may be empty).
	*/
	public List<String> getMembers();

	/**
	* Access a List of the collections' internal members as full ContentResource or
	* ContentCollection objects.
	* @return a List of the full objects of the members of the collection.
	*/
	public List getMemberResources();

	/**
	* Access the size of all the resource body bytes within this collection in Kbytes.
	* @return The size of all the resource body bytes within this collection in Kbytes.
	*/
	public long getBodySizeK();
	
	/**
	 * Access a count of the number of members (resources and collections) within this
	 * collection.  This count is not recursive.  Only items whose immediate parent is
	 * the current collection are counted.
	 * @return
	 */
	public int getMemberCount();
	
	/**
	 * Access the release date before which this entity should not be available to users 
	 * except those with adequate permission (what defines "adequate permission" is TBD).
	 * @return The date/time at which the entity may be accessed by all users.
	 * @deprecated use {{@link #getReleaseTime()}
	 */
	public Time getReleaseDate();
	
	/**
	 * Access the retract date after which this entity should not be available to users 
	 * except those with adequate permission (what defines "adequate permission" is TBD).
	 * @return The date/time at which access to the entity should be restricted.
	 * @deprecated use {{@link #getRetractTime()}
	 */
	public Time getRetractDate();
	
	/**
	 * Access the release date before which this entity should not be available to users 
	 * except those with adequate permission (what defines "adequate permission" is TBD).
	 * @return The date/time at which the entity may be accessed by all users.
	 */
	public Date getReleaseTime();
	
	
	/**
	 * Access the retract date after which this entity should not be available to users 
	 * except those with adequate permission (what defines "adequate permission" is TBD).
	 * @return The date/time at which access to the entity should be restricted.
	 */
	public Date getRetractTime();
}	// ContentCollection