package fr.plil.sio.persistence.api; public interface UserService { /** * Create an user with a specific name in the database and affected to an existing group. * There is no two users with the same name in the database. * * @param name the name of the user * @return an instance of the user * @throws IllegalArgumentException if name or groupName is null, or if group does not exist. * @throws IllegalStateException if an user with the same name is already present */ User create(String name, String groupName); /** * Delete an user in the database. * * @param name the name of the user to remove * @return true if user has been deleted, false if user is not found in the database. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if name is null */ boolean delete(String name); /** * Find an user in the database based on its name. * * @param name the name of the user to search for. * @return an instance of the user if found, else null. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if name is null */ User findByName(String name); /** * Check method to control if an user has a specific right. The following rule is used: an user has a specific * right if the group where the user is contains the specific right or one of its parents. * * @param userName the name of the user * @param right the specific right * @return true if the group where the user is contains the specific right or one of its parents, false else. * @throws IllegalArgumentException if userName or right is null, or if the user or right does not exist in the db. */ boolean isUserHasRight(String userName, Right right); }