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  package org.apache.aries.samples.blog.api;
  
  import java.text.ParseException;
  import java.util.List;
  
  
  public interface BlogAuthorManager
  {
    /**
     * Create an author.
     * @param email the author's email address, this is used as the key in the database
     * @param dob the author's date of birth
     * @param name the author's full name
     * @param displayName the author's display name
     * @param bio the author's biography
     * @throws ParseException
     */
    public void createAuthor(String email, String dob, String name, String displayName, String bio) throws ParseException;
    
    /**
     * Get all authors from the database.
     * @return a List<Author> of all authors in the database
     */
    public List<? extends BlogAuthor> getAllAuthors();
    
    /**
     * Get an individual author.
     * @param emailAddress - the email address of the author to retrieve
     * @return the author
     */
    public BlogAuthor getAuthor(String emailAddress);
    
    /**
     * Delete an author from the database.
     * @param emailAddress the email address of the author to delete
     */
    public void removeAuthor(String emailAddress);
    
    /**
     * Update a specific author.
     * @param email the email address of the author being updated.
     * @param dob the new date of birth (as a string)
     * @param name the new full name
     * @param displayName the new display name
     * @param bio the new biography
     * @throws ParseException
     */
    public void updateAuthor(String email, String dob, String name, String displayName, String bio) throws ParseException;
    
  }
  