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package com.netscape.certsrv.policy;

import java.util.Vector;

import com.netscape.certsrv.base.EBaseException;
import com.netscape.certsrv.base.IConfigStore;
import com.netscape.certsrv.base.ISubsystem;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequest;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.PolicyResult;

/**
 * Interface for a policy rule.
 * <P>
 *
 * <PRE>
 * NOTE:  The Policy Framework has been replaced by the Profile Framework.
 * </PRE>
 * <P>
 *
 * @deprecated
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface IPolicyRule
        extends com.netscape.certsrv.request.IPolicy {
    public static final String PROP_ENABLE = "enable";
    public static final String PROP_PREDICATE = "predicate";
    public static final String PROP_IMPLNAME = "implName";

    /**
     * Initializes the policy rule.
     * <P>
     *
     * @param config The config store reference
     */
    void init(ISubsystem owner, IConfigStore config)
            throws EBaseException;

    /**
     * Gets the description for this policy rule.
     * <P>
     *
     * @return The Description for this rule.
     */
    String getDescription();

    /**
     * Returns the name of the policy rule class.
     * <P>
     *
     * @return The name of the policy class.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the name of the policy rule instance.
     * <P>
     *
     * @return The name of the policy rule instance. If none
     *         is set the name of the implementation will be returned.
     *
     */
    String getInstanceName();

    /**
     * Sets a predicate expression for rule matching.
     * <P>
     *
     * @param exp The predicate expression for the rule.
     */
    void setPredicate(IExpression exp);

    /**
     * Returns the predicate expression for the rule.
     * <P>
     *
     * @return The predicate expression for the rule.
     */
    IExpression getPredicate();

    /**
     * Applies the policy on the given Request. This may modify
     * the request appropriately.
     * <P>
     *
     * @param req The request on which to apply policy.
     * @return The PolicyResult object.
     */
    PolicyResult apply(IRequest req);

    /**
     * Return configured parameters for a policy rule instance.
     *
     * @return nvPairs A Vector of name/value pairs. Each name/value
     *         pair is constructed as a String in name=value format.
     */
    public Vector<String> getInstanceParams();

    /**
     * Return default parameters for a policy implementation.
     *
     * @return nvPairs A Vector of name/value pairs. Each name/value
     *         pair is constructed as a String in name=value.
     */
    public Vector<String> getDefaultParams();

    public void setError(IRequest req, String format, Object[] params);

    public void setInstanceName(String instanceName);

    public void setPolicyException(IRequest req, EBaseException ex);
}