alfresco-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/attributes/GlobalAttributeEntryDAO.java

package org.alfresco.repo.attributes;

/**
 * Interface for persistence of the top level attribute map.
 * @author britt
 */
public interface GlobalAttributeEntryDAO
{
    /**
     * Save an entry.
     * @param entry To save.
     */
    public void save(GlobalAttributeEntry entry);
    
    /**
     * Delete an entry.
     * @param entry To delete.
     */
    public void delete(GlobalAttributeEntry entry);
    
    /**
     * Delete an entry by name.
     * @param name The name of the entry.
     */
    public void delete(String name);
    
    /**
     * Get an attribute by name.
     * @param name The name of the attribute.
     * @return The entry or null.
     */
    public GlobalAttributeEntry get(String name);
}