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package org.apache.struts.webapp.example;


/**
 * <p>A <strong>User</strong> which is stored, along with his or her
 * associated {@link Subscription}s, in a {@link UserDatabase}.</p>
 *
 * @author Craig R. McClanahan
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2002/03/05 04:23:56 $
 * @since Struts 1.1
 */

public interface User {


    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties


    /**
     * Return the {@link UserDatabase} with which we are associated.
     */
    public UserDatabase getDatabase();


    /**
     * Return the from address.
     */
    public String getFromAddress();


    /**
     * Set the from address.
     *
     * @param fromAddress The new from address
     */
    public void setFromAddress(String fromAddress);


    /**
     * Return the full name.
     */
    public String getFullName();


    /**
     * Set the full name.
     *
     * @param fullName The new full name
     */
    public void setFullName(String fullName);


    /**
     * Return the password.
     */
    public String getPassword();


    /**
     * Set the password.
     *
     * @param password The new password
     */
    public void setPassword(String password);


    /**
     * Return the reply-to address.
     */
    public String getReplyToAddress();


    /**
     * Set the reply-to address.
     *
     * @param replyToAddress The new reply-to address
     */
    public void setReplyToAddress(String replyToAddress);


    /**
     * Find and return all {@link Subscription}s associated with this user.
     * If there are none, a zero-length array is returned.
     */
    public Subscription[] getSubscriptions();


    /**
     * Return the username.
     */
    public String getUsername();


    // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods


    /**
     * Create and return a new {@link Subscription} associated with this
     * User, for the specified host name.
     *
     * @param host Host name for which to create a subscription
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the host name is not unique
     *  for this user
     */
    public Subscription createSubscription(String host);


    /**
     * Find and return the {@link Subscription} associated with the specified
     * host.  If none is found, return <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param host Host name to look up
     */
    public Subscription findSubscription(String host);


    /**
     * Remove the specified {@link Subscription} from being associated
     * with this User.
     *
     * @param subscription Subscription to be removed
     *
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified subscription is not
     *  associated with this User
     */
    public void removeSubscription(Subscription subscription);


}