/* 
    P/P   *  Method: net.sourceforge.pebble.dao.CategoryDAO__static_init
          */
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    32  package net.sourceforge.pebble.dao;
    33  
    34  import net.sourceforge.pebble.domain.Category;
    35  import net.sourceforge.pebble.domain.Blog;
    36  
    37  public interface CategoryDAO {
    38  
    39    /**
    40     * Loads the categories.
    41     *
    42     * @param blog    the owning blog
    43     * @return  a Collection of Category instances
    44     * @throws  PersistenceException    if categories cannot be loaded
    45     */
    46    public Category getCategories(Blog blog) throws PersistenceException;
    47  
    48    /**
    49     * Adds the specified category.
    50     *
    51     * @param category    the Category instance to be added
    52     * @param blog    the owning blog
    53     * @throws PersistenceException   if something goes wrong storing the category
    54     */
    55    public void addCategory(Category category, Blog blog) throws PersistenceException;
    56  
    57    /**
    58     * Updates the specified category.
    59     *
    60     * @param category    the Category instance to be updated
    61     * @param blog    the owning blog
    62     * @throws PersistenceException   if something goes wrong storing the category
    63     */
    64    public void updateCategory(Category category, Blog blog) throws PersistenceException;
    65  
    66    /**
    67     * Removes the specified category.
    68     *
    69     * @param category    the Category instance to be removed
    70     * @param blog    the owning blog
    71     * @throws PersistenceException   if something goes wrong removing the category
    72     */
    73    public void deleteCategory(Category category, Blog blog) throws PersistenceException;
    74  
    75  }