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1 /*
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2 * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.framework/src/org/osgi/framework/Filter.java,v 1.16 2007/02/21 16:49:05 hargrave Exp $
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3 *
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4 * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2000, 2007). All Rights Reserved.
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5 *
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6 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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7 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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8 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9 *
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10 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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11 *
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12 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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14 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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15 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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16 * limitations under the License.
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17 */
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18 module org.osgi.framework.Filter;
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19 import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
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21 import java.lang.all;
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22 import java.util.Dictionary;
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24 /**
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25 * An RFC 1960-based Filter.
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26 * <p>
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27 * <code>Filter</code> objects can be created by calling
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28 * {@link BundleContext#createFilter} with the chosen filter string.
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29 * <p>
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30 * A <code>Filter</code> object can be used numerous times to determine if the
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31 * match argument matches the filter string that was used to create the
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32 * <code>Filter</code> object.
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33 * <p>
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34 * Some examples of LDAP filters are:
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35 *
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36 * <pre>
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37 * &quot;(cn=Babs Jensen)&quot;
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38 * &quot;(!(cn=Tim Howes))&quot;
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39 * &quot;(&amp;(&quot; + Constants.OBJECTCLASS + &quot;=Person)(|(sn=Jensen)(cn=Babs J*)))&quot;
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40 * &quot;(o=univ*of*mich*)&quot;
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41 * </pre>
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42 *
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43 * @since 1.1
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44 * @see "Core Specification, section 5.5, for a description of the filter string
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45 * syntax."
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46 * @ThreadSafe
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47 * @version $Revision: 1.16 $
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48 */
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49 public interface Filter {
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50 /**
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51 * Filter using a service's properties.
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52 * <p>
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53 * The filter is executed using the keys and values of the referenced
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54 * service's properties. The keys are case insensitively matched with the
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55 * filter.
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56 *
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57 * @param reference The reference to the service whose properties are used
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58 * in the match.
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59 *
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60 * @return <code>true</code> if the service's properties match this
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61 * filter; <code>false</code> otherwise.
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62 */
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63 public bool match(ServiceReference reference);
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64
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65 /**
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66 * Filter using a <code>Dictionary</code> object. The Filter is executed
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67 * using the <code>Dictionary</code> object's keys and values. The keys
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68 * are case insensitively matched with the filter.
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69 *
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70 * @param dictionary The <code>Dictionary</code> object whose keys are
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71 * used in the match.
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72 *
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73 * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Dictionary</code> object's
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74 * keys and values match this filter; <code>false</code>
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75 * otherwise.
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76 *
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77 * @throws IllegalArgumentException If <code>dictionary</code> contains
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78 * case variants of the same key name.
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79 */
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80 public bool match(Dictionary dictionary);
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81
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82 /**
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83 * Returns this <code>Filter</code> object's filter string.
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84 * <p>
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85 * The filter string is normalized by removing whitespace which does not
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86 * affect the meaning of the filter.
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87 *
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88 * @return Filter string.
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89 */
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90 public String toString();
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91
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92 /**
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93 * Compares this <code>Filter</code> object to another object.
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94 *
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95 * @param obj The object to compare against this <code>Filter</code>
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96 * object.
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97 *
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98 * @return If the other object is a <code>Filter</code> object, then
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99 * returns <code>this.toString().equals(obj.toString()</code>;<code>false</code>
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100 * otherwise.
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101 */
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102 public bool equals(Object obj);
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103
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104 /**
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105 * Returns the hashCode for this <code>Filter</code> object.
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106 *
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107 * @return The hashCode of the filter string; that is,
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108 * <code>this.toString().hashCode()</code>.
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109 */
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110 public int hashCode();
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111
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112 /**
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113 * Filter with case sensitivity using a <code>Dictionary</code> object.
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114 * The Filter is executed using the <code>Dictionary</code> object's keys
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115 * and values. The keys are case sensitively matched with the filter.
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116 *
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117 * @param dictionary The <code>Dictionary</code> object whose keys are
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118 * used in the match.
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119 *
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120 * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Dictionary</code> object's
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121 * keys and values match this filter; <code>false</code>
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122 * otherwise.
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123 *
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124 * @since 1.3
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125 */
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126 public bool matchCase(Dictionary dictionary);
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127 }