MUM.profile
Interface INomadicUserProfile

All Superinterfaces:

IProfile

All Known Implementing Classes:

NomadicUserProfile

public interface INomadicUserProfile

extends IProfile

This interface describe the profile

Method Summary

boolean	addPath(java.lang.String key, Path path) Add a new place to the list of known places
Path	getPathFromKey(java.lang.String key) This method returns the path to the place referenced by the key.
boolean	isKey(java.lang.String key) This method tests if there is a couple with the key value
boolean	isPath(Path path) This method tests if the path passed as argument is present in the profile.
boolean	removePath(java.lang.String key) Deletes the path referenced by the key

Methods inherited from interface MUM.profile.IProfile

getIdentifier, getName, getSurname

Method Detail

addPath

public boolean addPath(java.lang.String key,
                       Path path)

Add a new place to the list of known places

Parameters:

key - the key that refereces the place

path - the path to the place

Returns:

true is the operation was successful, false if another couple with the same key has already been insered

removePath

public boolean removePath(java.lang.String key)

Deletes the path referenced by the key

Parameters:

key - the key that refereces the place

Returns:

true is the operation was successful, false if there is no couple with the key passed as argument

getPathFromKey

public Path getPathFromKey(java.lang.String key)

This method returns the path to the place referenced by the key. The key is a unique string identifier.

Parameters:

key - the key identifier

Returns:

the path to the place referenced by the key, null if there is no couple (key, path)

isPath

public boolean isPath(Path path)

This method tests if the path passed as argument is present in the profile.

Parameters:

path - the path we want to check

Returns:

the key for the requested path, null otherwise

isKey

public boolean isKey(java.lang.String key)

This method tests if there is a couple with the key value

Parameters:

key - the key

Returns:

true if a couple with the key value is present, false otherwise