alfresco-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMStorePropertyDAO.java

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package org.alfresco.repo.avm;

import java.util.List;

import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;

/**
 * The DAO interface for AVMStoreProperties.
 * @author britt
 */
interface AVMStorePropertyDAO
{
    /**
     * Persist a property.
     * @param prop The AVMStoreProperty to persist.
     */
    public void save(AVMStoreProperty prop);
    
    /**
     * Get a property by store and name.
     * @param store The AVMStore.
     * @param name The QName of the property.
     * @return The given AVMStoreProperty or null if not found.
     */
    public AVMStoreProperty get(AVMStore store, QName name);
    
    /**
     * Get all the properties associated with a store.
     * @param store The AVMStore whose properties should be fetched.
     * @return A List of properties associated with the store.
     */
    public List<AVMStoreProperty> get(AVMStore store);
    
    /**
     * Update a modified property.
     * @param prop The AVMStoreProperty to update.
     */
    public void update(AVMStoreProperty prop);
    
    /**
     * Delete a property from a store by name.
     * @param store The AVMStore to delete from.
     * @param name The name of the property.
     */
    public void delete(AVMStore store, QName name);
    
    /**
     * Delete all properties associated with a store.
     * @param store The AVMStore whose properties are to be deleted.
     */
    public void delete(AVMStore store);
}