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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.libreccm.shortcuts;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+/**
+ * This class provides complex operations on {@link Shortcut} objects like
+ * creating a Shortcut. To use this class add an injection point to your class.
+ * 
+ * @author <a href="mailto:konerman@tzi.de">Alexander Konermann</a>
+ */
+@RequestScoped
+public class ShortcutManager {
+
+    /**
+     * {@link ShortcutRepository} for interacting with the database. The method
+     */
+    @Inject
+    private transient ShortcutRepository shortcutRepository;
+    
+    /**
+     * Creates a Shortcut
+     * 
+     */
+    private void createShortcut(){
+       
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Deletes a Shortcut
+     * 
+     */
+    private void deleteShortcut(Shortcut shortcut){
+        
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * checks if the Shortcut exists. 
+     *
+     * @return true if the Shortcut exists
+     */
+    private boolean testShortcut(Shortcut shortcut){
+     return true;
+    }
+    
+    
+    /**
+     * checks if the given URL is valid
+     * 
+     */
+    private boolean testURL(String url){
+    return true;
+    }
+}