01: /*
02: * CoadunationLib: The coaduntion implementation library.
03: * Copyright (C) 2006 Rift IT Contracting
04: *
05: * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
06: * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
07: * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
08: * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
09: *
10: * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11: * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12: * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13: * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14: *
15: * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16: * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17: * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
18: *
19: * PrincipalContainer.java
20: *
21: * The generic principal container interface.
22: */
23:
24: // package
25: package com.rift.coad.lib.security;
26:
27: // class imports
28: import java.util.Set;
29:
30: /**
31: * The generic principal container interface.
32: *
33: * @author Brett Chaldecott
34: */
35: public interface PrincipalContainer {
36:
37: /**
38: * The name of the entity for which the principals are being stored.
39: *
40: * @return The string containing the name of the principal grouping.
41: */
42: public String getName();
43:
44: /**
45: * Retrieve the list of principals for the container.
46: *
47: * @return The set of container information.
48: */
49: public Set getPrincipals();
50: }
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