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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.policy;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * Interface that will abstract various types of policy specifications
 * and attachments for example WS-Policy
 *
 * @version $Rev: 938472 $ $Date: 2010-04-27 15:25:40 +0100 (Tue, 27 Apr 2010) $
 * @tuscany.spi.extension.asclient
 */
public interface PolicyExpression {
    /**
     * Get the QName of the policy expression
     * @return the QName of the policy expression
     */
    QName getName();

    /**
     * Set the QName of the policy expression
     * @param name
     */
    void setName(QName name);

    /**
     * Get the policy definition in the type of the specific domain
     * @return
     */
     T getPolicy();

    /**
     * Set the policy definition
     * @param expression
     */
     void setPolicy(T policy);

    /**
     * 
     * @param unresolved
     */
    void setUnresolved(boolean unresolved);

    /**
     * 
     * @return
     */
    boolean isUnresolved();
}