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package com.netscape.certsrv.profile;

import java.util.Locale;

import com.netscape.certsrv.base.IConfigStore;
import com.netscape.certsrv.property.IConfigTemplate;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequest;

/**
 * This represents a constraint policy. A constraint policy
 * validates if the given request conforms to the set
 * rules.
 * <p>
 *
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface IPolicyConstraint extends IConfigTemplate {

    /**
     * Initializes this constraint policy.
     *
     * @param profile owner of this policy
     * @param config configuration store for this constraint
     * @exception EProfileException failed to initialize
     */
    public void init(IProfile profile, IConfigStore config)
            throws EProfileException;

    /**
     * Returns the corresponding configuration store
     * of this constraint policy.
     *
     * @return config store of this constraint
     */
    public IConfigStore getConfigStore();

    /**
     * Validates the request. The request is not modified
     * during the validation.
     *
     * @param request request to be validated
     * @exception ERejectException reject the given request
     */
    public void validate(IRequest request)
            throws ERejectException;

    /**
     * Returns localized description of this constraint.
     *
     * @param locale locale of the end-user
     * @return localized description of this constraint
     */
    public String getText(Locale locale);

    /**
     * Returns localized name of this constraint.
     *
     * @param locale locale of the end-user
     * @return localized name of this constraint
     */
    public String getName(Locale locale);

    /**
     * Checks if this constraint is applicable to the
     * given default policy.
     *
     * @param def default policy to be checked
     * @return true if this constraint can be applied to
     *         the given default policy
     */
    public boolean isApplicable(IPolicyDefault def);
}