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/**
 * ownCloud - group interface
 *
 * @author Arthur Schiwon
 * @copyright 2012 Arthur Schiwon blizzz@owncloud.org
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 3 of the License, or any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public
 * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */

interface OC_Group_Interface {
	/**
	* @brief Check if backend implements actions
	* @param int $actions bitwise-or'ed actions
	* @return boolean
	*
	* Returns the supported actions as int to be
	* compared with OC_GROUP_BACKEND_CREATE_GROUP etc.
	*/
	public function implementsActions($actions);

	/**
	 * @brief is user in group?
	 * @param string $uid uid of the user
	 * @param string $gid gid of the group
	 * @return bool
	 *
	 * Checks whether the user is member of a group or not.
	 */
	public function inGroup($uid, $gid);

	/**
	 * @brief Get all groups a user belongs to
	 * @param string $uid Name of the user
	 * @return array with group names
	 *
	 * This function fetches all groups a user belongs to. It does not check
	 * if the user exists at all.
	 */
	public function getUserGroups($uid);

	/**
	 * @brief get a list of all groups
	 * @param string $search
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param int $offset
	 * @return array with group names
	 *
	 * Returns a list with all groups
	 */
	public function getGroups($search = '', $limit = -1, $offset = 0);

	/**
	 * check if a group exists
	 * @param string $gid
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function groupExists($gid);

	/**
	 * @brief get a list of all users in a group
	 * @param string $gid
	 * @param string $search
	 * @param int $limit
	 * @param int $offset
	 * @return array with user ids
	 */
	public function usersInGroup($gid, $search = '', $limit = -1, $offset = 0);

}
