org.jivesoftware.openfire.group
Class GroupManager

java.lang.Object
  org.jivesoftware.openfire.group.GroupManager

public class GroupManager
extends Object

Manages groups.

Author:

Matt Tucker

See Also:

Group

Method Summary

Group	createGroup(String name) Factory method for creating a new Group.
void	deleteGroup(Group group) Deletes a group from the system.
void	deleteUser(User user) Deletes a user from all the groups where he/she belongs.
Group	getGroup(String name) Returns a Group by name.
Group	getGroup(String name, boolean forceLookup) Returns a Group by name.
int	getGroupCount() Returns the total number of groups in the system.
Collection<Group>	getGroups() Returns an unmodifiable Collection of all groups in the system.
Collection<Group>	getGroups(int startIndex, int numResults) Returns all groups given a start index and desired number of results.
Collection<Group>	getGroups(JID user) Returns an iterator for all groups that the entity with the specified JID is a member of.
Collection<Group>	getGroups(User user) Returns an iterator for all groups that the User is a member of.
static GroupManager	getInstance() Returns a singleton instance of GroupManager.
GroupProvider	getProvider() Returns the configured group provider.
Collection<Group>	getSharedGroups() Returns an unmodifiable Collection of all shared groups in the system.
boolean	isPropertyReadOnly() Returns true if properties of groups are read only.
boolean	isReadOnly() Returns true if groups are read-only.
boolean	isSearchSupported() Returns true if searching for groups is supported.
Collection<Group>	search(String query) Returns the groups that match the search.
Collection<Group>	search(String query, int startIndex, int numResults) Returns the groups that match the search given a start index and desired number of results.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static GroupManager getInstance()

Returns a singleton instance of GroupManager.

Returns:

a GroupManager instance.

createGroup

public Group createGroup(String name)
                  throws GroupAlreadyExistsException

Factory method for creating a new Group. A unique name is the only required field.

Parameters:

name - the new and unique name for the group.

Returns:

a new Group.

Throws:

GroupAlreadyExistsException - if the group name already exists in the system.

getGroup

public Group getGroup(String name)
               throws GroupNotFoundException

Returns a Group by name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the group to retrieve

Returns:

The group corresponding to that name

Throws:

GroupNotFoundException - if the group does not exist.

getGroup

public Group getGroup(String name,
                      boolean forceLookup)
               throws GroupNotFoundException

Returns a Group by name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the group to retrieve

Returns:

The group corresponding to that name

Throws:

GroupNotFoundException - if the group does not exist.

deleteGroup

public void deleteGroup(Group group)

Deletes a group from the system.

Parameters:

group - the group to delete.

deleteUser

public void deleteUser(User user)

Deletes a user from all the groups where he/she belongs. The most probable cause for this request is that the user has been deleted from the system.

Parameters:

user - the deleted user from the system.

getGroupCount

public int getGroupCount()

Returns the total number of groups in the system.

Returns:

the total number of groups.

getGroups

public Collection<Group> getGroups()

Returns an unmodifiable Collection of all groups in the system.

Returns:

an unmodifiable Collection of all groups.

getSharedGroups

public Collection<Group> getSharedGroups()

Returns an unmodifiable Collection of all shared groups in the system.

Returns:

an unmodifiable Collection of all shared groups.

getGroups

public Collection<Group> getGroups(int startIndex,
                                   int numResults)

Returns all groups given a start index and desired number of results. This is useful to support pagination in a GUI where you may only want to display a certain number of results per page. It is possible that the number of results returned will be less than that specified by numResults if numResults is greater than the number of records left in the system to display.

Parameters:

startIndex - start index in results.

numResults - number of results to return.

Returns:

an Iterator for all groups in the specified range.

getGroups

public Collection<Group> getGroups(User user)

Returns an iterator for all groups that the User is a member of.

Parameters:

user - the user.

Returns:

all groups the user belongs to.

getGroups

public Collection<Group> getGroups(JID user)

Returns an iterator for all groups that the entity with the specified JID is a member of.

Parameters:

user - the JID of the entity to get a list of groups for.

Returns:

all groups that an entity belongs to.

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()

Returns true if groups are read-only.

Returns:

true if groups are read-only.

isPropertyReadOnly

public boolean isPropertyReadOnly()

Returns true if properties of groups are read only. They are read only if Clearspace is the group provider.

Returns:

true if properties of groups are read only.

isSearchSupported

public boolean isSearchSupported()

Returns true if searching for groups is supported.

Returns:

true if searching for groups are supported.

search

public Collection<Group> search(String query)

Returns the groups that match the search. The search is over group names and implicitly uses wildcard matching (although the exact search semantics are left up to each provider implementation). For example, a search for "HR" should match the groups "HR", "HR Department", and "The HR People".

Before searching or showing a search UI, use the isSearchSupported() method to ensure that searching is supported.

Parameters:

query - the search string for group names.

Returns:

all groups that match the search.

search

public Collection<Group> search(String query,
                                int startIndex,
                                int numResults)

Returns the groups that match the search given a start index and desired number of results. The search is over group names and implicitly uses wildcard matching (although the exact search semantics are left up to each provider implementation). For example, a search for "HR" should match the groups "HR", "HR Department", and "The HR People".

Before searching or showing a search UI, use the isSearchSupported() method to ensure that searching is supported.

Parameters:

query - the search string for group names.

Returns:

all groups that match the search.

getProvider

public GroupProvider getProvider()

Returns the configured group provider. Note that this method has special access privileges since only a few certain classes need to access the provider directly.

Returns:

the group provider.