/*
 * Copyright (C) 2006 Alfresco, Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Mozilla Public License version 1.1 
 * with a permitted attribution clause. You may obtain a
 * copy of the License at
 *
 *   http://www.alfresco.org/legal/license.txt
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
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package org.alfresco.repo.avm;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * DAO for Repositories.
 * @author britt
 */
public interface RepositoryDAO
{
    /**
     * Save a repository, never before saved.
     * @param rep The repository
     */
    public void save(Repository rep);
    
    /**
     * Delete the given Repository.
     * @param rep The Repository.
     */
    public void delete(Repository rep);
    
    /**
     * Get all repositories.
     * @return A List of all the Repositories.
     */
    public List<Repository> getAll();

    /**
     * Get a repository by name.
     * @param name The name of the repository.
     * @return The repository or null if not found.
     */
    public Repository getByName(String name);
    
    /**
     * Update the given Repository record.
     * @param rep The dirty Repository.
     */
    public void update(Repository rep);
}