alfresco-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/audit/AuditService.java

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package org.alfresco.service.cmr.audit;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.alfresco.service.NotAuditable;
import org.alfresco.service.PublicService;
import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;

/**
 * The public API by which applications can create audit entries.
 * This does not affect auditing using method interceptors.
 * The information recorded can not be confused between the two.
 * 
 * This API could be used by an audit action.
 * 
 * @author Andy Hind
 */
@PublicService
public interface AuditService
{
    /**
     * Add an application audit entry.
     * 
     * @param source -
     *            a string that represents the application
     * @param description -
     *            the audit entry
     */
    @NotAuditable
    public void audit(String source, String description);

    /**
     * 
     * @param source -
     *            a string that represents the application
     * @param description -
     *            the audit entry
     * @param key -
     *            a node ref to use as the key for filtering etc
     */
    @NotAuditable
    public void audit(String source, String description, NodeRef key);

    /**
     * 
     * @param source -
     *            a string that represents the application
     * @param description -
     *            the audit entry
     * @param args -
     *            an arbitrary list of parameters
     */
    @NotAuditable
    public void audit(String source, String description, Object... args);

    /**
     * 
     * @param source -
     *            a string that represents the application
     * @param description -
     *            the audit entry *
     * @param key -
     *            a node ref to use as the key for filtering etc
     * @param args -
     *            an arbitrary list of parameters
     */
    @NotAuditable
    public void audit(String source, String description, NodeRef key, Object... args);
    
    
    /**
     * Get the audit trail for a node ref.
     * 
     * @param nodeRef - the node ref for which to get the audit trail.
     * @return - tha audit trail 
     */
    @NotAuditable
    public List<AuditInfo> getAuditTrail(NodeRef nodeRef);

    /*
     * V3.2 from here on.  Put all fixes to the older audit code before this point, please.
     */
    
    /**
     * The interface that will be used to give query results to the calling code.
     * @since 3.2
     */
    public static interface AuditQueryCallback
    {
        /**
         * Handle a row of audit entry data.
         * 
         * @param entryId                   the unique audit entry ID
         * @param applicationName           the name of the application
         * @param user                      the user that logged the entry
         * @param time                      the time of the entry
         * @param values                    the values map as created
         * @return                          Return <tt>true</tt> to continue processing rows or <tt>false</tt> to stop
         */
        boolean handleAuditEntry(
                Long entryId,
                String applicationName,
                String user,
                long time,
                Map<String, Serializable> values);
    }
    
    /**
     * Get the audit entries that match the given criteria.
     * 
     * @param callback          the callback that will handle results
     * @param applicationName   if not <tt>null</tt>, find entries logged against this application 
     * @param user              if not <tt>null</tt>, find entries logged against this user
     * @param from              the start search time (<tt>null</tt> to start at the beginning)
     * @param to                the end search time (<tt>null</tt> for no limit)
     * @param maxResults        the maximum number of results to retrieve (zero or negative to ignore)
     */
    void auditQuery(
            AuditQueryCallback callback,
            String applicationName, String user, Long from, Long to, int maxResults);
}