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package org.apache.iotdb.commons.auth.entity;

import org.apache.iotdb.commons.snapshot.SnapshotProcessor;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;

/** This interface manages the serialization/deserialization of the entity objects. */
public interface IEntityAccessor extends SnapshotProcessor {

  /**
   * Deserialize an entity from lower storage.
   *
   * @param entityName The name of the user/role to be deserialized.
   * @return The user object or null if no such entity.
   * @throws IOException if an exception is raised when interacting with the lower storage.
   */
  Role loadEntity(String entityName) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Serialize the entity object to lower storage.
   *
   * @param entity The user/role object that is to be saved.
   * @throws IOException if an exception is raised when interacting with the lower storage.
   */
  void saveEntity(Role entity) throws IOException;

  /**
   * Delete a user's from lower storage.
   *
   * @param entityName The name of the user/role to be deleted.
   * @return True if the user/role is successfully deleted, false if the user does not exist.
   * @throws IOException if an exception is raised when interacting with the lower storage.
   */
  boolean deleteEntity(String entityName) throws IOException;

  /**
   * List all entities existing in the database.
   *
   * @return A list that contains names of all users.
   */
  List<String> listAllEntities();

  /** Delete entities' folders. */
  void cleanEntityFolder();

  /** Re-initialize this object. */
  void reset();
}
