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| package org.apache.directory.server.schema.registries; |
| |
| |
| import java.util.Iterator; |
| |
| import javax.naming.NamingException; |
| |
| import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.MatchingRule; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * A registry used to track system matchingRules. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a> |
| * @version $Rev$ |
| */ |
| public interface MatchingRuleRegistry extends SchemaObjectRegistry |
| { |
| /** |
| * Registers a MatchingRule with this registry. |
| * |
| * @param matchingRule the MatchingRule to register |
| * @throws NamingException if the matchingRule is already registered or the |
| * registration operation is not supported |
| */ |
| void register( MatchingRule matchingRule ) throws NamingException; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Looks up a MatchingRule by its unique Object Identifier or by name. |
| * |
| * @param id the object identifier or the name identifier |
| * @return the MatchingRule for the id |
| * @throws NamingException if there is a backing store failure or the |
| * MatchingRule does not exist. |
| */ |
| MatchingRule lookup( String id ) throws NamingException; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Checks to see if a MatchingRule exists. Backing store failures simply |
| * return false. |
| * |
| * @param oid the object identifier |
| * @return true if a MatchingRule definition exists for the oid, false |
| * otherwise |
| */ |
| boolean hasMatchingRule( String oid ); |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets an Iterator over the MatchingRules within this registry. |
| * |
| * @return an iterator over all MatchingRules in registry |
| */ |
| Iterator<MatchingRule> iterator(); |
| } |