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package java.security.acl;

import java.security.Principal;

/**
 * The interface to manage owners of objects that require ownership.
 * 
 * @see Acl
 * @see Principal
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public interface Owner {
    
    /**
     * Adds a principal to the list of owners.
     * 
     * @param caller
     *            the invoking principal.
     * @param owner
     *            the owner to added.
     * @return {@code true} if the owner was added, {@code false} if it was already an owner.
     * @throws NotOwnerException
     *             if the invoking principal is not an owner.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    boolean addOwner(Principal caller, Principal owner) 
                 throws NotOwnerException;
    
    /**
     * Removes a principal from the list of owners.
     * 
     * @param caller
     *            the invoking principal.
     * @param owner
     *            the owner to be removed.
     * @return {@code true} if the owner was removed, {@code false} if it was not an owner.
     * @throws NotOwnerException
     *             if the invoking principal is not an owner.
     * @throws LastOwnerException
     *             if the owner to be removed is the last owner and hence removing it
     *             would make this object owner-less.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    boolean deleteOwner(Principal caller, Principal owner) 
                throws NotOwnerException, LastOwnerException;
    
    /**
     * Checks whether the specified principal is an owner of this object.
     * 
     * @param owner
     *            the principal to check.
     * @return {@code true} if the specified principal is an owner, otherwise {@code false}.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    boolean isOwner(Principal owner);
}