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alfresco-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/web/action/ActionEvaluator.java
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/*
* Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
*
* 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.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
* As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of
* the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre
* and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's
* FLOSS exception. You should have recieved a copy of the text describing
* the FLOSS exception, and it is also available here:
* http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing"
*/
package org.alfresco.web.action;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.alfresco.web.bean.repository.Node;
/**
* Contract supported by all classes that provide dynamic evaluation for a UI action.
* <p>
* Evaluators are supplied with a Node instance context object.
* <p>
* The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate
* logic and the properties etc. of the Node context and return the result.
*
* @author Kevin Roast
*/
public interface ActionEvaluator extends Serializable
{
/**
* The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate
* logic and the properties etc. of the Node context and return the result.
*
* @param node Node context for the action
*
* @return result of whether the action can proceed.
*/
public boolean evaluate(Node node);
/**
* The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate
* logic and the state etc. of the given object and return the result.
*
* @param obj The object the action is for
*
* @return result of whether the action can proceed.
*/
public boolean evaluate(Object obj);
}