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"""Interface describing the user management service."""

from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals

__metaclass__ = type
__all__ = [
    'IUserManager',
    ]


from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute



class IUserManager(Interface):
    """The global user management service."""

    def create_user(email=None, real_name=None):
        """Create and return an `IUser`.

        :param email: The text email address for the user being created.
        :type email: str
        :param real_name: The real name of the user.
        :type real_name: str
        :return: The newly created user, with the given email address and real
            name, if given.
        :rtype: `IUser`
        :raises ExistingAddressError: when the email address is already
            registered.
        """

    def delete_user(user):
        """Delete the given user.

        :param user: The user to delete.
        :type user: `IUser`.
        """

    def get_user(email):
        """Get the user that controls the given email address, or None.

        :param email: The email address to look up.
        :type email: str
        :return: The user found or None.
        :rtype: `IUser`.
        """

    users = Attribute(
        """An iterator over all the `IUsers` managed by this user manager.""")

    def create_address(email, real_name=None):
        """Create and return an address unlinked to any user.

        :param email: The text email address for the address being created.
        :type email: str
        :param real_name: The real name associated with the address.
        :type real_name: str
        :return: The newly created address object, with the given email
            address and real name, if given.
        :rtype: `IAddress`
        :raises ExistingAddressError: when the email address is already
            registered.
        """

    def delete_address(address):
        """Delete the given `IAddress` object.

        If the `IAddress` is linked to a user, it is first unlinked before it
        is deleted.

        :param address: The address to delete.
        :type address: `IAddress`.
        """

    def get_address(email):
        """Find and return the `IAddress` matching an email address.

        :param email: The text email address.
        :type email: str
        :return: The matching `IAddress` object, or None if no registered
            `IAddress` matches the text address.
        :rtype: `IAddress` or None
        """

    addresses = Attribute(
        """An iterator over all the `IAddresses` managed by this manager.""")