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package org.opends.server.api;
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import java.util.Collection;
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import java.util.List;
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import org.opends.server.admin.std.server.MatchingRuleCfg;
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import org.opends.server.config.ConfigException;
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import org.opends.messages.Message;
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import org.opends.server.types.InitializationException;
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/**
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* This class defines the set of methods and structures that must be
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* implemented by a Directory Server module that implements a matching
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* rule factory.
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*
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* @param <T> The type of configuration handled by this matching
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* rule.
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*/
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@org.opends.server.types.PublicAPI(
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stability=org.opends.server.types.StabilityLevel.VOLATILE,
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mayInstantiate=false,
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mayExtend=true,
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mayInvoke=false)
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public abstract class MatchingRuleFactory<T extends MatchingRuleCfg>
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{
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/**
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* Initializes the matching rule(s) based on the information in the
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* provided configuration entry.
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*
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* @param configuration The configuration to use to intialize this
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* matching rule.
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*
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* @throws ConfigException If an unrecoverable problem arises in
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* the process of performing the
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* initialization.
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*
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* @throws InitializationException If a problem that is not
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* configuration-related occurs
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* during initialization.
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*/
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public abstract void initializeMatchingRule(T configuration)
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throws ConfigException, InitializationException;
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/**
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* Performs any finalization that may be needed whenever this
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* matching rule factory is taken out of service.
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*/
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public void finalizeMatchingRule()
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{
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//No implementation is required by default.
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}
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/**
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* Indicates whether the provided configuration is acceptable for
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* this matching rule. It should be possible to call this method on
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* an uninitialized matching rule instance in order to determine
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* whether the matching rule would be able to use the provided
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* configuration.
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* <BR><BR>
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* Note that implementations which use a subclass of the provided
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* configuration class will likely need to cast the configuration
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* to the appropriate subclass type.
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*
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* @param configuration The matching rule configuration for
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* which to make the determination.
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* @param unacceptableReasons A list that may be used to hold the
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* reasons that the provided
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* configuration is not acceptable.
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*
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* @return {@code true} if the provided configuration is acceptable
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* for this matching rule, or {@code false} if not.
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*/
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public boolean isConfigurationAcceptable(
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T configuration,
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List<Message> unacceptableReasons)
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{
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// This default implementation does not perform any special
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// validation. It should be overridden by matching rule
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// implementations that wish to perform more detailed validation.
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return true;
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}
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/**
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* Returns an umodifiable view of Collection of associated
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* MatchingRules.
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*
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* @return An unmodifiable view of Collection of
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* MatchingRule instances.
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*/
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public abstract Collection<MatchingRule> getMatchingRules();
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}
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