org.apache.aries.samples.blog.api
Interface BlogAuthorManager

public interface BlogAuthorManager

Method Summary

void	createAuthor(String email, String dob, String name, String displayName, String bio) Create an author.
List<? extends BlogAuthor>	getAllAuthors() Get all authors from the database.
BlogAuthor	getAuthor(String emailAddress) Get an individual author.
void	removeAuthor(String emailAddress) Delete an author from the database.
void	updateAuthor(String email, String dob, String name, String displayName, String bio) Update a specific author.

Method Detail

createAuthor

void createAuthor(String email,
                  String dob,
                  String name,
                  String displayName,
                  String bio)
                  throws ParseException

Create an author.

Parameters:

email - the author's email address, this is used as the key in the database

dob - the author's date of birth

name - the author's full name

displayName - the author's display name

bio - the author's biography

Throws:

ParseException

getAllAuthors

List<? extends BlogAuthor> getAllAuthors()

Get all authors from the database.

Returns:

a List of all authors in the database

getAuthor

BlogAuthor getAuthor(String emailAddress)

Get an individual author.

Parameters:

emailAddress - - the email address of the author to retrieve

Returns:

the author

removeAuthor

void removeAuthor(String emailAddress)

Delete an author from the database.

Parameters:

emailAddress - the email address of the author to delete

updateAuthor

void updateAuthor(String email,
                  String dob,
                  String name,
                  String displayName,
                  String bio)
                  throws ParseException

Update a specific author.

Parameters:

email - the email address of the author being updated.

dob - the new date of birth (as a string)

name - the new full name

displayName - the new display name

bio - the new biography

Throws:

ParseException