Started work on the ARP matching functions

[java-idp.git] / src / edu / internet2 / middleware / shibboleth / aa / arp / MatchFunction.java

diff --git a/src/edu/internet2/middleware/shibboleth/aa/arp/MatchFunction.java b/src/edu/internet2/middleware/shibboleth/aa/arp/MatchFunction.java
index 4748483..ca4a9fd 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/edu/internet2/middleware/shibboleth/aa/arp/MatchFunction.java
+++ b/src/edu/internet2/middleware/shibboleth/aa/arp/MatchFunction.java
@@ -55,4 +55,12 @@ package edu.internet2.middleware.shibboleth.aa.arp;
  *
  * @author Walter Hoehn (wassa@columbia.edu)
  */
-public interface MatchFunction {}
+public interface MatchFunction {
+       /**
+        * Boolean indication of whether the specified ARP component matches the
+        * specified Request component.  Used to determine if an ARP is applicable
+        * to a particular request.
+        */
+       public boolean match(Object arpComponent, Object requestComponent)
+               throws MatchingException;
+}