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package org.apache.openaz.xacml.pdp.policy;

import org.apache.openaz.xacml.api.Status;

/**
 * PolicyFinderResult is the interface for return values of the methods in the
 * {@link org.apache.openaz.xacml.pdp.policy.PolicyFinderFactory} interface.
 *
 * @param <T> the class extending {@link PolicyDef} contained as a result in this
 *            <code>PolicyFinderResult</code>
 */
public interface PolicyFinderResult<T extends PolicyDef> {
    /**
     * Gets the {@link org.apache.openaz.xacml.api.Status} of the method call.
     *
     * @return the <code>Status</code> of the method call
     */
    Status getStatus();

    /**
     * Gets the {@link PolicyDef} returned by the method if the status is OK.
     *
     * @return the <code>T</code> returned by the method if the status is OK.
     */
    T getPolicyDef();
}