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+/*
+ * Sone - Identity.java - Copyright © 2010 David Roden
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package net.pterodactylus.wotns.freenet.wot;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for web of trust identities, defining all functions that can be
+ * performed on an identity. The identity is the main entry point for identity
+ * management.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
+ */
+public interface Identity {
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the ID of the identity.
+ *
+ * @return The ID of the identity
+ */
+ public String getId();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the nickname of the identity.
+ *
+ * @return The nickname of the identity
+ */
+ public String getNickname();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the request URI of the identity.
+ *
+ * @return The request URI of the identity
+ */
+ public String getRequestUri();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns all contexts of this identity.
+ *
+ * @return All contexts of this identity
+ */
+ public Set<String> getContexts();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns whether this identity has the given context.
+ *
+ * @param context
+ * The context to check for
+ * @return {@code true} if this identity has the given context,
+ * {@code false} otherwise
+ */
+ public boolean hasContext(String context);
+
+ /**
+ * Returns all properties of this identity.
+ *
+ * @return All properties of this identity
+ */
+ public Map<String, String> getProperties();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the value of the property with the given name.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ * The name of the property
+ * @return The value of the property
+ */
+ public String getProperty(String name);
+
+ /**
+ * Retrieves the trust that this identity receives from the given own
+ * 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, or {@code null} if the trust
+ * could not be retrieved
+ */
+ public Trust getTrust(OwnIdentity ownIdentity);
+
+}