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* Copyright (c) 2009 Caelum - www.caelum.com.br/opensource
* All rights reserved.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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*
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package br.com.caelum.vraptor.musicjungle.dao;
import java.util.List;
import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
import br.com.caelum.vraptor.musicjungle.model.User;
/**
* Data Access Object of User entity.
*
* @author Lucas Cavalcanti
* @author Rodrigo Turini
*/
public interface UserDao {
/**
* Finds an user by login and password.
*
* @return found user if it is unique
* @throws HibernateException, if there are more than one user
*/
User find(String login, String password);
/**
* Finds an user by login
*
* @return found user if it is unique
* @throws HibernateException, if there are more than one user
*/
User find(String login);
/**
* Adds the user on database
*/
void add(User user);
/**
* Synchronize the user data with the database.
* Any not saved modification on user will be overwritten.
* @return
*/
void refresh(User user);
/**
* Update the user on database.
*/
void update(User user);
/**
* Retrieves all users from database.
*/
List<User> listAll();
/**
* Checks if there is already an user with given login.
*
* @return true if there exists a user
*/
boolean containsUserWithLogin(String login);
}