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package org.apereo.portal.permission;

/**
 * IPermissionActivity represents an activity for which permissions may be assigned under some
 * permission owner. Examples of activities might include the ability to subscribe to a portlet, or
 * the ability to manage a group's members. IPermissionActivity represents the abstract permission
 * itself and does not contain any permission assignment information.
 *
 * @since 3.3
 */
public interface IPermissionActivity extends Comparable<IPermissionActivity> {

    public Long getId();

    /**
     * Get the unique, unchanging functional name for this permission activity. This is the String
     * against which permissions tests are made within {@link IAuthorizationService}; it must match
     * the ACTIVITY column on UP_PERMISSION and the corresponding static field on IPermission, if
     * applicable. This identifier should not change over time and should consist of a short,
     * meaningful string.
     */
    public String getFname();

    /**
     * Set the functional name for this permission activity.
     *
     * @param fname
     */
    public void setFname(String fname);

    /**
     * Get the human-readable name for this activity.
     *
     * @return
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * Set the human-readable name for this activity.
     *
     * @return
     */
    public void setName(String name);

    /**
     * Get the description of this activity.
     *
     * @return
     */
    public String getDescription();

    /**
     * Set the description of this activity.
     *
     * @param description
     */
    public void setDescription(String description);

    /**
     * Get the key for the IPermissionTargetProvider implementation associated with this activity.
     * The target provider key is a string that may be used to retrieve an IPermissionTargetProvider
     * instance from an IPermissionTargetProvider registry. This target provider should provide
     * information about valid targets for this permission activity.
     *
     * @return
     */
    public String getTargetProviderKey();

    /**
     * Set the key of the IPermissionTargetProvider implementation associated with this activity.
     *
     * @param targetProviderKey
     */
    public void setTargetProviderKey(String targetProviderKey);
}