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Direct Project policy enablement engine
/*
Copyright (c) 2010, NHIN Direct Project
All rights reserved.
Authors:
Greg Meyer [email protected]
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*/
package org.nhindirect.policy;
import java.util.Vector;
/**
* The execution engine is the final stage of the policy evaluation process. It executes an ordered vector of {@link Opcode} objects and produces a
* boolean result indicating if the previously provided certificate is compliant with the provided policy.
*
* NOTE that the final operation in the vector must result in a boolean result. Opcode vectors resulting in any other final result type other
* than boolean is undefined and will result in {@link PolicyProcessException} being thrown.
*
* @author Greg Meyer
* @since 1.0
*
*/
public interface ExecutionEngine
{
public Boolean evaluate(Vector opcodes) throws PolicyProcessException;
}