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package org.apache.directory.server.xdbm.search.impl;

import org.apache.directory.server.xdbm.Index;
import org.apache.directory.server.xdbm.Store;
import org.apache.directory.server.xdbm.search.Evaluator;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.entry.Entry;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.filter.SimpleNode;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.schema.MutableAttributeTypeImpl;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.schema.LdapComparator;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.schema.Normalizer;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.model.schema.SchemaManager;

/**
 * An abstract evaluator to store the common fileds for the Simple node evaluators
 * (ApproximateEvaluator, EqualityEvaluator, GreaterEqEvluator and LessEqEvluator)
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public abstract class LeafEvaluator<T, ID extends Comparable<ID>> implements Evaluator<SimpleNode<T>, Entry, ID>
{
    /** The ExprNode to evaluate */
    protected final SimpleNode<T> node;

    /** The backend */
    protected final Store<Entry, ID> db;
    
    /** The SchemaManager instance */
    protected final SchemaManager schemaManager;
    
    /** The AttributeType we will use for the evaluation */
    protected final MutableAttributeTypeImpl attributeType;
    
    /** The associated normalizer */
    protected Normalizer normalizer;
    
    /** The associated comparator */
    protected LdapComparator<Object> ldapComparator;
    
    /** The index to use if any */
    protected Index<T, Entry, ID> idx;


    public LeafEvaluator( SimpleNode<T> node, Store<Entry, ID> db, SchemaManager schemaManager )
    throws Exception
    {
        this.db = db;
        this.node = node;
        this.schemaManager = schemaManager;
        this.attributeType = node.getAttributeType();
    }

    
    /**
     * @return The AttributeType
     */
    public MutableAttributeTypeImpl getAttributeType()
    {
        return attributeType;
    }


    /**
     * @return The Normalizer associated with the AttributeType
     */
    public Normalizer getNormalizer()
    {
        return normalizer;
    }


    /**
     * @return The LdapComparator associated with the AttributeType
     */
    public LdapComparator<Object> getComparator()
    {
        return ldapComparator;
    }
}