contrib/jcr-server/server/src/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/webdav/simple/ItemFilter.java

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package org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.simple;

import javax.jcr.Item;
import javax.jcr.Session;

/**
 * <code>ItemFilter</code>
 */
public interface ItemFilter {

    /**
     * Define the URIs that should be filtered out if present in the prefix
     * of an items name.
     *
     * @param uris
     */
    public void setFilteredURIs(String[] uris);

    /**
     * Define the namespace prefixes that should be filtered if present in
     * the prefix of an items name.
     *
     * @param prefixes
     */
    public void setFilteredPrefixes(String[] prefixes);

    /**
     * Set the nodetype names that should be used if a given item should be
     * filtered. Note that not the nodetype(s) defined for a given item
     * is relevant but rather the nodetype that defined the definition of the item.
     *
     * @param nodetypeNames
     */
    public void setFilteredNodetypes(String[] nodetypeNames);

    /**
     * Returns true if the given item should be filtered.
     *
     * @param item to be tested
     * @return true if the given item should be filtered.
     */
    public boolean isFilteredItem(Item item);

    /**
     * Returns true if the resouce with the given name should be filtered.
     *
     * @param name to be tested for a filtered namespace prefix
     * @param session used for looking up namespace mappings
     * @return true if the given resource should be filtered.
     */
    public boolean isFilteredItem(String name, Session session);
}