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1 /*
2  * CoadunationLib: The coaduntion implementation library.
3  * Copyright (C) 2006 Rift IT Contracting
4  *
5  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8  * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9  *
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 JavaDoc;
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 JavaDoc getName();
43     
44     
45     /**
46      * Retrieve the list of principals for the container.
47      *
48      * @return The set of container information.
49      */
50     public Set JavaDoc getPrincipals();
51 }
52
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