AliasService.java

/* Copyright 2014 Danish Maritime Authority.
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package net.maritimecloud.serviceregistry.domain.service;

/**
 *
 * @author Christoffer Børrild
 */
public interface AliasService {

    /**
     * @param aliasGroupId
     * @param alias
     * @return true when the specified alias is known within the alias group
     */
    public boolean isDefined(String aliasGroupId, String alias);

    /**
     * @param aliasGroupId
     * @param alias
     * @param targetIdentifier
     * @return true if the alias within the group points to the designated target
     */
    public boolean isIdentical(String aliasGroupId, String alias, String targetIdentifier);

    /**
     * @param aliasGroupId
     * @param targetIdentifier
     * @return true when the supplied target id is known within the alias group
     */
    public boolean hasTarget(String aliasGroupId, String targetIdentifier);

}