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  * Copyright 2007-2008 The Kuali Foundation

  *

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 package org.kuali.rice.ken.service;

 import java.util.Collection;

 /**

  * KEN API service internal to Rice, for use by KCB 

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface KENAPIService {

     /**

      * Returns names of all channels defined in KEN

      * @return names of all channels defined in KEN

      */

     Collection<String> getAllChannelNames();

     /**

      * Returns the names of all deliverers the recipient has configured for a given channel

      * @return the names of all deliverers the recipient has configured for a given channel

      */

     Collection<String> getDeliverersForRecipientAndChannel(String recipient, String channel);

     /**

      * Returns the specified recipient preference for the user

      * @param recipient the recipient

      * @param prefKey the preference key

      * @return the specified recipient preference for the user

      */

     String getRecipientPreference(String recipient, String prefKey);

 }