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/**
 * Core interfaces essential for TApplication class.
 *
 * @author Qiang Xue <qiang.xue@gmail.com>
 * @link http://www.pradosoft.com/
 * @copyright Copyright &copy; 2005 PradoSoft
 * @license http://www.pradosoft.com/license/
 * @version $Revision: $  $Date: $
 * @package System
 */

/**
 * IModule interface.
 *
 * This interface must be implemented by application modules.
 *
 * @author Qiang Xue <qiang.xue@gmail.com>
 * @version $Revision: $  $Date: $
 * @package System
 * @since 3.0
 */
interface IModule
{
	/**
	 * Initializes the module.
	 * @param TXmlElement the configuration for the module
	 */
	public function init($config);
	/**
	 * @return string ID of the module
	 */
	public function getID();
	/**
	 * @param string ID of the module
	 */
	public function setID($id);
}

/**
 * IService interface.
 *
 * This interface must be implemented by services.
 *
 * @author Qiang Xue <qiang.xue@gmail.com>
 * @version $Revision: $  $Date: $
 * @package System
 * @since 3.0
 */
interface IService
{
	/**
	 * Initializes the service.
	 * @param TXmlElement the configuration for the service
	 */
	public function init($config);
	/**
	 * @return string ID of the service
	 */
	public function getID();
	/**
	 * @param string ID of the service
	 */
	public function setID($id);
	/**
	 * Runs the service.
	 */
	public function run();
}

/**
 * ITextWriter interface.
 *
 * This interface must be implemented by writers.
 *
 * @author Qiang Xue <qiang.xue@gmail.com>
 * @version $Revision: $  $Date: $
 * @package System
 * @since 3.0
 */
interface ITextWriter
{
	/**
	 * Writes a string.
	 * @param string string to be written
	 */
	public function write($str);
	/**
	 * Flushes the content that has been written.
	 */
	public function flush();
}


/**
 * IUser interface.
 *
 * This interface must be implemented by user objects.
 *
 * @author Qiang Xue <qiang.xue@gmail.com>
 * @version $Revision: $  $Date: $
 * @package System
 * @since 3.0
 */
interface IUser
{
	/**
	 * @return string username
	 */
	public function getName();
	/**
	 * @param string username
	 */
	public function setName($value);
	/**
	 * @return boolean if the user is a guest
	 */
	public function getIsGuest();
	/**
	 * @param boolean if the user is a guest
	 */
	public function setIsGuest($value);
	/**
	 * @return array list of roles that the user is of
	 */
	public function getRoles();
	/**
	 * @return array|string list of roles that the user is of. If it is a string, roles are assumed by separated by comma
	 */
	public function setRoles($value);
	/**
	 * @param string role to be tested
	 * @return boolean whether the user is of this role
	 */
	public function isInRole($role);
	/**
	 * @return string user data that is serialized and will be stored in session
	 */
	public function saveToString();
	/**
	 * @param string user data that is serialized and restored from session
	 * @return IUser the user object
	 */
	public function loadFromString($string);
}

/**
 * IStatePersister class.
 *
 * This interface must be implemented by all state persister classes (such as
 * {@link TPageStatePersister}, {@link TApplicationStatePersister}.
 *
 * @author Qiang Xue <qiang.xue@gmail.com>
 * @version $Revision: $  $Date: $
 * @package System
 * @since 3.0
 */
interface IStatePersister
{
	/**
	 * Loads state from a persistent storage.
	 * @return mixed the state
	 */
	public function load();
	/**
	 * Saves state into a persistent storage.
	 * @param mixed the state to be saved
	 */
	public function save($state);
}

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