info.magnolia.cms.security
Interface GroupManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

MgnlGroupManager

public interface GroupManager

Manages the groups.

Author:

Sameer Charles $Id: GroupManager.java 54880 2012-02-24 16:23:34Z mdivilek $

Method Summary

Group	addGroup(Group group, String groupName) Adds to the group to a group.
Group	addRole(Group group, String roleName) Grants to the group a role.
Group	createGroup(String name)
Map<String,ACL>	getACLs(String group)
Collection<Group>	getAllGroups() Get all groups defined in the system.
Collection<String>	getAllGroups(String groupName) Get all groups related to one concrete group.
Group	getGroup(String name)

Method Detail

createGroup

Group createGroup(String name)
                  throws UnsupportedOperationException,
                         AccessDeniedException

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if the implementation does not support writing

AccessDeniedException

getGroup

Group getGroup(String name)
               throws UnsupportedOperationException,
                      AccessDeniedException

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if the implementation does not support writing

AccessDeniedException

getAllGroups

Collection<Group> getAllGroups()
                               throws UnsupportedOperationException

Get all groups defined in the system.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

getAllGroups

Collection<String> getAllGroups(String groupName)
                                throws UnsupportedOperationException

Get all groups related to one concrete group.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

getACLs

Map<String,ACL> getACLs(String group)

addRole

Group addRole(Group group,
              String roleName)
              throws AccessDeniedException

Grants to the group a role.

Returns:

Group object with the role already granted.

Throws:

AccessDeniedException

addGroup

Group addGroup(Group group,
               String groupName)
               throws AccessDeniedException

Adds to the group to a group.

Returns:

group object with the group already assigned.

Throws:

AccessDeniedException