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/* * Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006 Acegi Technology Pty Limited * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.springframework.security.acls.model; /** * Provides support for creating and storing <code>Acl</code> instances. * * @author Ben Alex */ public interface MutableAclService extends AclService { // ~ Methods // ======================================================================================================== /** * Creates an empty <code>Acl</code> object in the database. It will have no entries. * The returned object will then be used to add entries. * * @param objectIdentity the object identity to create * * @return an ACL object with its ID set * * @throws AlreadyExistsException if the passed object identity already has a record */ MutableAcl createAcl(ObjectIdentity objectIdentity) throws AlreadyExistsException; /** * Removes the specified entry from the database. * * @param objectIdentity the object identity to remove * @param deleteChildren whether to cascade the delete to children * * @throws ChildrenExistException if the deleteChildren argument was * <code>false</code> but children exist */ void deleteAcl(ObjectIdentity objectIdentity, boolean deleteChildren) throws ChildrenExistException; /** * Changes an existing <code>Acl</code> in the database. * * @param acl to modify * * @throws NotFoundException if the relevant record could not be found (did you * remember to use {@link #createAcl(ObjectIdentity)} to create the object, rather * than creating it with the <code>new</code> keyword?) */ MutableAcl updateAcl(MutableAcl acl) throws NotFoundException; }