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package org.wso2.carbon.registry.admin.api.properties;
import org.wso2.carbon.registry.core.exceptions.RegistryException;
/**
* Provides functionality to manage resource properties.
*
* @param <PropertiesBean> This bean contains a list of properties, for a given resource.
*/
public interface IPropertiesAdminService<PropertiesBean,RetentionBean> {
/**
* Method to return all the properties of a given resource.
*
* @param path path of the resource.
* @param viewProps currently supported values "true", "false". if "true" show system
* properties.
*
* @return The properties bean.
* @throws RegistryException throws if there is an error.
*/
PropertiesBean getProperties(String path, String viewProps) throws RegistryException;
/**
* Method to get resource retention properties of a given resource
* @param path path of the resource
* @return RetentionBean which encapsulates retention properties
* @throws RegistryException
*/
RetentionBean getRetentionProperties(String path) throws RegistryException;
/**
* Method to add a property, if there already exist a property with the same name, this
* will add the value to the existing property name. (So please remove the old property with
* the same name before calling this method).
*
* @param path path of the resource.
* @param name property name.
* @param value property value.
* @throws RegistryException throws if there is an error.
*/
void setProperty(String path, String name, String value) throws RegistryException;
/**
* Method to set resource retention properties of a resource
* @param path Path of the resource
* @param bean RetentionBean which encapsulates retention properties
* @return true if operation succeeds false otherwise
* @throws RegistryException
*/
boolean setRetentionProperties(String path, RetentionBean bean) throws RegistryException ;
/**
* Method to update a property (This removes the old property with the oldName)
*
* @param path path of the resource.
* @param name property name.
* @param value property value.
* @param oldName old name of the property.
*
* @throws RegistryException throws if there is an error.
*/
void updateProperty(String path, String name, String value, String oldName) throws
RegistryException;
/**
* Method to remove property.
*
* @param path path of the resource.
* @param name property name.
*
* @throws RegistryException throws if there is an error.
*/
void removeProperty(String path, String name) throws RegistryException;
}