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 * $Id: IAssignableMembership.java,v 1.3 2008/06/25 05:41:45 qcheng Exp $
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package com.iplanet.ums;

/**
 * Represents a container interface common to groups and roles. It extends
 * IMembership by adding support for adding and removing members.
 * 
 * @see com.iplanet.ums.IMembership
 * @supported.all.api
 */
public interface IAssignableMembership extends IMembership {

    /**
     * Adds a member to the group. The change is saved to persistent storage.
     * 
     * @param guid
     *            globally unique identifier for the member to be added
     * @exception UMSException
     *                on failure to save to persistent storage
     */
    public void addMember(Guid guid) throws UMSException;

    /**
     * Adds a member to the group. The change is saved to persistent storage.
     * 
     * @param member
     *            Object to be added
     * @exception UMSException
     *                on failure to save to persistent storage
     */
    public void addMember(PersistentObject member) throws UMSException;

    /**
     * Adds a list of members to the group. The change is saved to persistent
     * storage.
     * 
     * @param guids
     *            list of member guids to be added as members to the group
     * @exception UMSException
     *                on failure to save to persistent storage
     */
    public void addMembers(Guid[] guids) throws UMSException;

    /**
     * Removes a member from the group. The change is saved to persistent
     * storage.
     * 
     * @param guid
     *            unique identifier for the member to be removed
     * @exception UMSException
     *                on failure to save to persistent storage
     */
    public void removeMember(Guid guid) throws UMSException;

    /**
     * Removes a member from the group. The change is saved to persistent
     * storage.
     * 
     * @param member
     *            Object to be removed
     * @exception UMSException
     *                on failure to save to persistent storage
     */
    public void removeMember(PersistentObject member) throws UMSException;

    /**
     * Removes all members of the group
     * 
     * @exception UMSException
     *                on failure to save to persistent storage
     */
    public void removeAllMembers() throws UMSException;
}