org.apache.cxf.ws.policy
Interface AssertionBuilderRegistry

All Superinterfaces:

Registry<QName,AssertionBuilder>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AssertionBuilderRegistryImpl

public interface AssertionBuilderRegistry
extends Registry<QName,AssertionBuilder>

AssertionBuilderRegistry is used to manage AssertionBuilders and create Assertion objects from given xml elements.

Method Summary

PolicyAssertion	build(Element element) Returns an assertion that is built using the specified xml element.
boolean	isIgnoreUnknownAssertions() Indicates if unknown assertions should simply be ignored.
void	register(AssertionBuilder builder) Register the builder for all qnames from the builders getKnownElements call.
void	setIgnoreUnknownAssertions(boolean ignoreUnknownAssertions) Indicates if unknown assertions should simply be ignored.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cxf.extension.Registry

get, register, unregister

Method Detail

register

void register(AssertionBuilder builder)

Register the builder for all qnames from the builders getKnownElements call.

Parameters:

builder - the builder to register

build

PolicyAssertion build(Element element)

Returns an assertion that is built using the specified xml element.

Parameters:

element - the element from which to build an Assertion.

Returns:

an Assertion that is built using the specified element.

isIgnoreUnknownAssertions

boolean isIgnoreUnknownAssertions()

Indicates if unknown assertions should simply be ignored. If set to false, the policy engine will throw an exception upon encountering an assertion type for which no AssertionBuilder has been registered.

Returns:

false if unknown assertions will result in an exception

setIgnoreUnknownAssertions

void setIgnoreUnknownAssertions(boolean ignoreUnknownAssertions)

Indicates if unknown assertions should simply be ignored. If set to false, the policy engine will throw an exception upon encountering an assertion type for which no AssertionBuilder has been registered.

Parameters:

ignoreUnknownAssertions - iff unknown assertions should be ignored