RatingsService.java

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package org.apache.sling.sample.slingshot.ratings;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.PersistenceException;
import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;

/**
 * Service for handling the ratings
 */
public interface RatingsService {

    /**
     * Return the path to the ratings resource for a resource.
     * @param resource The content resource, this is usually an entry.
     * @return The path to the ratings resource or {@code null} if
     *         the passed in content resource is not part of
     *         Slingshot.
     */
    String getRatingsResourcePath(Resource resource);


    /**
     * Get the overall rating for a resource.
     * @param resource The content resource, this is usually an entry.
     * @return The rating or {@code 0} if
     *         the passed in content resource is not part of
     *         Slingshot.
     */
    double getRating(Resource resource);

    /**
     * Get the rating of a user for a resource.
     * @param resource The content resource, this is usually an entry.
     * @param userId The user id
     * @return The rating or {@code 0} if
     *         the passed in content resource is not part of
     *         Slingshot.
     */
    double getRating(Resource resource, String userId);

    /**
     * Set the rating of a user for a resource.
     * @param resource The content resource, this is usually an entry.
     * @param userId The user id
     * @return The rating or {@code 0} if
     *         the passed in content resource is not part of
     *         Slingshot.
     */
    void setRating(Resource resource, String userId, double rating)
    throws PersistenceException;
}