org.sakaiproject.profile2.logic

Interface ProfileSearchLogic

public interface ProfileSearchLogic

An interface for dealing with profile searches.

Author:

Steve Swinsburg (steve.swinsburg@gmail.com), Daniel Robinson (d.b.robinson@lancaster.ac.uk)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addSearchTermToHistory(String userUuid, ProfileSearchTerm searchTerm) Adds the given profile search term to a user's search history.
void	clearSearchHistory(String userUuid) Clears the search history for the user with the given UUID.
List<Person>	findUsersByInterest(String search, boolean includeConnections, String worksiteId) Find all users that match the search string in any of the relevant SakaiPerson fields This list is automatically cleaned for non-existent users by way of UserDirectoryService.getUsers.
List<Person>	findUsersByNameOrEmail(String search, boolean includeConnections, String worksiteId) Find all users that match the search string in either name or email.
ProfileSearchTerm	getLastSearchTerm(String userUuid) Retrieves the last search term made by the user with the given UUID.
List<ProfileSearchTerm>	getSearchHistory(String userUuid) Retrieves the search history for the user with the given UUID.

Method Detail

findUsersByNameOrEmail

List<Person> findUsersByNameOrEmail(String search,
                                  boolean includeConnections,
                                  String worksiteId)

Find all users that match the search string in either name or email.

Searches SakaiPerson, UserDirectorySerice internal users as well as external users if your provider supports SearchExternalUsersUDP.

This list is automatically cleaned for non-existent users by way of UserDirectoryService.getUsers.

Parameters:

search - string to search for

includeConnections - should connections be returned in results

worksiteId - optional parameter to limit search to a single worksite. Specify null to search all users.

Returns:

List Persons

findUsersByInterest

List<Person> findUsersByInterest(String search,
                               boolean includeConnections,
                               String worksiteId)

Find all users that match the search string in any of the relevant SakaiPerson fields

This list is automatically cleaned for non-existent users by way of UserDirectoryService.getUsers.

Parameters:

search - string to search for

includeConnections - should connections be returned in results

worksiteId - optional parameter to limit search to a single worksite. Specify null to search all users.

Returns:

List Persons

getLastSearchTerm

ProfileSearchTerm getLastSearchTerm(String userUuid)

Retrieves the last search term made by the user with the given UUID.

Parameters:

userUuid - the UUID of the user to query by.

Returns:

the last search term made by the user with the given UUID. Returns null if no search term is found.

getSearchHistory

List<ProfileSearchTerm> getSearchHistory(String userUuid)

Retrieves the search history for the user with the given UUID.

Parameters:

userUuid - the UUID of the user to query by.

Returns:

the search history for the user with the given UUID. Returns null if no search history is found.

addSearchTermToHistory

void addSearchTermToHistory(String userUuid,
                          ProfileSearchTerm searchTerm)

Adds the given profile search term to a user's search history.

Parameters:

userUuid - the user whose history we're adding to.

searchTerm - the search term to add.

clearSearchHistory

void clearSearchHistory(String userUuid)

Clears the search history for the user with the given UUID.

Parameters:

userUuid - the UUID of the user to clear history for.