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// --- BEGIN COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
//
// This program 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 General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
// with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
// 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
//
// (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
// All rights reserved.
// --- END COPYRIGHT BLOCK ---
package com.netscape.certsrv.dbs;
/**
* An interface represents a filter converter
* that understands how to convert a attribute
* type from one defintion to another.
* For example,
*
* <PRE>
* (1) database layer need to convert
* registered attribute type to ldap attribute
* type.
* (2) high level subsystem need to convert
* locale specific attribute type to registered
* attribute type.
* </PRE>
*
* @version $Revision$, $Date$
*/
public interface IFilterConverter {
/**
* Converts attribute into LDAP attribute.
*
* @param attr attribute name
* @param op attribute operation
* @param value attribute value
* @return The LDAP attribute
*/
public String convert(String attr, String op, String value);
}
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