org.apache.synapse.commons.evaluators

Interface Evaluator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AndEvaluator, EqualEvaluator, MatchEvaluator, NotEvaluator, OrEvaluator

public interface Evaluator

This is the base interface for evaluating boolean expressions. It executes a boolean expression and return true or false based on the result of executing the boolean expression.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(EvaluatorContext context) Evaluate a boolean expression
java.lang.String	getName() Name of the evaluator

Method Detail

evaluate

boolean evaluate(EvaluatorContext context)
          throws EvaluatorException

Evaluate a boolean expression

Parameters:

context - hold the information about the HTTP request

Returns:

result of evaluating the boolean expression

Throws:

EvaluatorException - if an error occurs while evaluating the HTTP request

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Name of the evaluator

Returns:

name of the evaluator