com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces

Interface IGroup

All Superinterfaces:

IAttributeSupport, IDeletionSupport, IDirectory, IElement, IExternalSupport, IProtocolSupport, ISearchSupport, ISecuritySupport, Serializable

public interface IGroup
extends IElement, ISecuritySupport, IDeletionSupport, IAttributeSupport, IExternalSupport, ISearchSupport, IProtocolSupport, IDirectory

The IGroup interface is part of the VDoc directory.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1.0, 28/10/2007

Author:

Vassyly Lygeros

See Also:

IUser, ILocalization, IOrganization

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addChild(IGroup group) Adds a child IGroup.
void	addChildren(Collection<? extends IGroup> children) Adds children as a collection of IGroup objects.
void	addMember(IUser user) Sets a user as member of a group.
void	addMembers(Collection<? extends IUser> members) Adds members as a collection of IUser objects.
void	addParents(Collection<? extends IGroup> parents) Adds parents to the current group.
Collection<? extends IGroup>	getAllChildren() Gets all the children groups recursively.
Collection<? extends IUser>	getAllMembers() Gets all group members recursively.
Collection<? extends IGroup>	getAllParents() Gets all the parents recursively.
Collection<? extends IGroup>	getChildren() Gets the children groups
IUser	getCreatedBy() Gets the creator of the group.
Date	getCreatedDate() Gets the created date.
String	getDescription() Gets the description of the group.
String	getLabel() Returns the label of the group.
Collection<? extends IUser>	getMembers() Gets all group members.
IUser	getModifiedBy() Gets the editor of the group.
Date	getModifiedDate() Gets the modified date.
String	getName() Gets the name of the group.
IOrganization	getOrganization() Gets the organization of the group.
Collection<? extends IGroup>	getParents() Gets the parents of the group.
boolean	isChildOf(IGroup parent, boolean recursive) Checks if a group is child of another group.
void	removeChild(IGroup group) Removes a child from the group.
void	removeChildren(Collection<? extends IGroup> children) Removes children groups from the group.
void	removeMember(IUser user) Removes a member from the group.
void	removeMembers(Collection<? extends IUser> members) Removes a collection of members from the group.
void	setDescription(String description) Sets the description of the group.
void	setLabel(String label) Sets the label of the group
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of the group.
void	setOrganization(IOrganization organization) Sets the organization of the group.

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces.IElement

getId, getModule, getNativeObject, getPath, save

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.supports.IProtocolSupport

getProtocolURI, getProtocolURI

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.supports.IDeletionSupport

delete

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.supports.IAttributeSupport

addAttribute, addAttributes, getAttribute, getAttributes, getExtendedAttributes

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.supports.IExternalSupport

getExternalClassName, getExternalNativeId

Methods inherited from interface com.axemble.vdoc.sdk.interfaces.IDirectory

getExternalId, isExternal

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Gets the name of the group.

Returns:

a String object.

getLabel

String getLabel()

Returns the label of the group.

Returns:

a String object.

getDescription

String getDescription()

Gets the description of the group.

Returns:

a String of the group.

getCreatedDate

Date getCreatedDate()

Gets the created date.

Returns:

a Date object.

getCreatedBy

IUser getCreatedBy()

Gets the creator of the group.

Returns:

a IUser object.

getModifiedDate

Date getModifiedDate()

Gets the modified date.

Returns:

a Date object.

getModifiedBy

IUser getModifiedBy()

Gets the editor of the group.

Returns:

a IUser object.

getParents

Collection<? extends IGroup> getParents()

Gets the parents of the group.

Returns:

A collection of IGroup objects.

getAllParents

Collection<? extends IGroup> getAllParents()

Gets all the parents recursively.

Returns:

A collection of IGroup objects.

getChildren

Collection<? extends IGroup> getChildren()

Gets the children groups

Returns:

A collection of IGroup objects.

getAllChildren

Collection<? extends IGroup> getAllChildren()

Gets all the children groups recursively.

Returns:

A collection of IGroup objects.

isChildOf

boolean isChildOf(IGroup parent,
                  boolean recursive)

Checks if a group is child of another group.

Parameters:

parent - The parent group.

recursive - Boolean flag to check recursively or not.

Returns:

true if the group is child of the parent group, false otherwise.

getMembers

Collection<? extends IUser> getMembers()

Gets all group members.

Returns:

A collection of IUser objects.

getAllMembers

Collection<? extends IUser> getAllMembers()

Gets all group members recursively.

Returns:

A collection of IUser objects.

setName

void setName(String name)

Sets the name of the group.

Parameters:

name - the new name to set.

setLabel

void setLabel(String label)

Sets the label of the group

Parameters:

label -

setDescription

void setDescription(String description)

Sets the description of the group.

Parameters:

description - the new description to set.

addMember

void addMember(IUser user)

Sets a user as member of a group.

Parameters:

user - The user to add to the group.

addChild

void addChild(IGroup group)

Adds a child IGroup.

Parameters:

group - The child group to add.

addMembers

void addMembers(Collection<? extends IUser> members)

Adds members as a collection of IUser objects.

Parameters:

members - The users to add.

addChildren

void addChildren(Collection<? extends IGroup> children)

Adds children as a collection of IGroup objects.

Parameters:

children - The children to add.

addParents

void addParents(Collection<? extends IGroup> parents)

Adds parents to the current group.

Parameters:

parents - The collection of IGroup objects to add.

removeMember

void removeMember(IUser user)

Removes a member from the group.

Parameters:

user - The IUser object to remove.

removeChild

void removeChild(IGroup group)

Removes a child from the group.

Parameters:

group - The IGroup object to remove.

removeMembers

void removeMembers(Collection<? extends IUser> members)

Removes a collection of members from the group.

Parameters:

members - The collection of IUser objects to remove.

removeChildren

void removeChildren(Collection<? extends IGroup> children)

Removes children groups from the group.

Parameters:

children - The collection of IGroup objects to remove.

getOrganization

IOrganization getOrganization()

Gets the organization of the group.

Returns:

A IOrganization object.

setOrganization

void setOrganization(IOrganization organization)

Sets the organization of the group.

Parameters:

organization - The IOrganization object.