se.esss.ics.rbac.ejbs.interfaces

Interface Rules

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

RuleEJB

public interface Rules
extends Serializable

Rules interface defines methods for dealing with rules.

Author:

Miha Novak

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	createRule(Rule rule) Inserts created rule into database.
Rule	getRule(int ruleId) Retrieves rule identified by ruleId from database and returns it.
List<Rule>	getRules()
List<Rule>	getRulesByExpression(Expression expression) Retrieves rules which belongs to the specific expression and returns it.
List<Rule>	getRulesByWildcard(String wildcard) Retrieves all rules whose name matches the wildcard pattern from database and returns it.
void	removeRule(Rule rule) Removes rule from database.
void	updateRule(Rule rule) Updates rule.
void	updateRules(List<Rule> rules) Updates rules.

Method Detail

getRule

Rule getRule(int ruleId)

Retrieves rule identified by ruleId from database and returns it.

Parameters:

ruleId - unique rule identifier

Returns:

specific rule identified by id.

getRules

List<Rule> getRules()

Returns:

list of the rules retrieved from database.

getRulesByExpression

List<Rule> getRulesByExpression(Expression expression)

Retrieves rules which belongs to the specific expression and returns it.

Parameters:

expression - expression

Returns:

list of rules which belongs to the specific expression.

getRulesByWildcard

List<Rule> getRulesByWildcard(String wildcard)

Retrieves all rules whose name matches the wildcard pattern from database and returns it.

Parameters:

wildcard - wildcard pattern

Returns:

list of the rules whose name matches the wildcard pattern.

createRule

void createRule(Rule rule)

Inserts created rule into database.

Parameters:

rule - created rule

removeRule

void removeRule(Rule rule)

Removes rule from database.

Parameters:

rule - rule which will be removed

updateRule

void updateRule(Rule rule)

Updates rule.

Parameters:

rule - updated rule

updateRules

void updateRules(List<Rule> rules)

Updates rules.

Parameters:

rules - list of the updated rules