1 /**
2 * Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Alfresco Software Limited.
3 *
4 * This file is part of the Spring Surf Extension project.
5 *
6 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
7 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
8 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
9 *
10 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
11 *
12 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
13 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
14 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
15 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
16 * limitations under the License.
17 */
18
19 package org.springframework.extensions.config.evaluator;
20
21 /**
22 * Definition of an evaluator, an object that decides whether the config section applies to
23 * the current object being looked up.
24 *
25 * @author gavinc
26 */
27 public interface Evaluator
28 {
29 /**
30 * Determines whether the given condition evaluates to true for the given object
31 *
32 * @param obj The object to use as the basis for the test
33 * @param condition The condition to test
34 * @return true if this evaluator applies to the given object, false otherwise
35 */
36 public boolean applies(Object obj, String condition);
37 }