Package org.apache.cxf.ws.policy

Interface AlternativeSelector

All Known Implementing Classes:
BaseAlternativeSelector, FirstAlternativeSelector, MaximalAlternativeSelector, MinimalAlternativeSelector
public interface AlternativeSelector
Used by the Policy engine to select the Policy alternative to use. By default, the Policy engine uses a "Minimal" policy alternative selector that finds the alternative with the smallest Collection of Assertions to assert.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Collection<org.apache.neethi.Assertion>
    selectAlternative(org.apache.neethi.Policy policy, PolicyEngine engine, Assertor assertor, List<List<org.apache.neethi.Assertion>> request, org.apache.cxf.message.Message msg)
     

  • Method Details

    • selectAlternative

      Collection<org.apache.neethi.Assertion> selectAlternative(org.apache.neethi.Policy policy, PolicyEngine engine, Assertor assertor, List<List<org.apache.neethi.Assertion>> request, org.apache.cxf.message.Message msg)
      Parameters:
      policy - The full policy to consider
      engine - The policy engine calling the selector
      assertor - Additional asserter (such as the transport) that may be able to handle some of the assertions
      request - On the server out bound side, this will contain the alternatives from the request that were successfully met by the request. The selector should use these to help narrow down the alternative to use.
      Returns: