net.ramapuram.thomas.service
Interface UserService

All Known Implementing Classes:

UserManagerImpl

public interface UserService

Web Service interface so hierarchy of Generic Manager isn't carried through.

Method Summary

User	getUser(java.lang.String userId) Retrieves a user by userId.
User	getUserByUsername(java.lang.String username) Finds a user by their username.
java.util.List<User>	getUsers() Retrieves a list of all users.
void	removeUser(java.lang.String userId) Removes a user from the database by their userId
User	saveUser(User user) Saves a user's information

Method Detail

getUser

User getUser(java.lang.String userId)

Retrieves a user by userId. An exception is thrown if user not found

Parameters:

userId - the identifier for the user

Returns:

User

getUserByUsername

User getUserByUsername(java.lang.String username)

Finds a user by their username.

Parameters:

username - the user's username used to login

Returns:

User a populated user object

getUsers

java.util.List<User> getUsers()

Retrieves a list of all users.

Returns:

List

saveUser

User saveUser(User user)
              throws UserExistsException

Saves a user's information

Parameters:

user - the user's information

Returns:

updated user

Throws:

UserExistsException - thrown when user already exists

removeUser

void removeUser(java.lang.String userId)

Removes a user from the database by their userId

Parameters:

userId - the user's id