Remove exception from Identity interface, let null signal an error.

[Sone.git] / src / main / java / net / pterodactylus / sone / freenet / wot / Identity.java

diff --git a/src/main/java/net/pterodactylus/sone/freenet/wot/Identity.java b/src/main/java/net/pterodactylus/sone/freenet/wot/Identity.java
index 6364b6f..1cf1644 100644 (file)
--- a/src/main/java/net/pterodactylus/sone/freenet/wot/Identity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/pterodactylus/sone/freenet/wot/Identity.java
@@ -85,14 +85,15 @@ public interface Identity {
 
        /**
         * Retrieves the trust that this identity receives from the given own
-        * identity.
+        * identity. If this identity is not in the own identity’s trust tree, a
+        * {@link Trust} is returned that has all its elements set to {@code null}.
+        * If the trust can not be retrieved, {@code null} is returned.
         *
         * @param ownIdentity
         *            The own identity to get the trust for
-        * @return The trust assigned to this identity
-        * @throws WebOfTrustException
-        *             if an error occurs retrieving the trust
+        * @return The trust assigned to this identity, or {@code null} if the trust
+        *         could not be retrieved
         */
-       public Trust getTrust(OwnIdentity ownIdentity) throws WebOfTrustException;
+       public Trust getTrust(OwnIdentity ownIdentity);
 
 }