/*
 * Copyright (C) 2005 Alfresco, Inc.
 *
 * 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; either version 2
 * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 * 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.

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 */
package org.alfresco.repo.policy;


/**
 * A Behaviour Binding represents the way in which a Behaviour is bound
 * to a Policy i.e. the key.
 * 
 * @author David Caruana
 *
 */
/*package*/ interface BehaviourBinding
{
    /**
     * Gets a generalised form of the Binding.
     * 
     * For example, if the binding key is hierarchical, return the parent
     * key.
     * 
     * @return  the generalised form (or null, if there isn't one)
     */
    BehaviourBinding generaliseBinding();
}