org.alfresco.web.action

Interface ActionEvaluator

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AddTranslationEvaluator, ApproveDocEvaluator, ApproveNonDraftDocEvaluator, BaseActionEvaluator, CancelCheckoutDocEvaluator, CancelEditingDocEvaluator, CancelWorkflowEvaluator, CheckinDocEvaluator, CheckoutDocEvaluator, CreateForumMLNodeEvaluator, CreateForumNodeEvaluator, CutNodeEvaluator, DeleteDocEvaluator, DiscussionCopyEvaluator, DiscussionCutEvaluator, DiscussNodeEvaluator, DoneEditingDocEvaluator, EditDocCIFSEvaluator, EditDocHttpEvaluator, EditDocOfflineEvaluator, EditDocOnlineCIFSEvaluator, EditDocOnlineHttpEvaluator, EditDocOnlineWebDavEvaluator, EditDocWebDavEvaluator, EditPostEvaluator, ForumsCheckinDocEvaluator, GroupActionEvaluator, MakeMultilingualEvaluator, MultilingualDetailsEvaluator, NewEditionEvaluator, RejectDocEvaluator, RejectNonDraftDocEvaluator, ShortcutNodeEvaluator, StartWorkflowEvaluator, TakeOwnershipDocEvaluator, UnlockDocEvaluator, UnlockedDocEvaluator, UpdateDocEvaluator, UploadNewVersionEvaluator

public interface ActionEvaluator
extends Serializable

Contract supported by all classes that provide dynamic evaluation for a UI action.

Evaluators are supplied with a Node instance context object.

The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate logic and the properties etc. of the Node context and return the result.

Author:

Kevin Roast

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	evaluate(Node node) The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate logic and the properties etc.
boolean	evaluate(Object obj) The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate logic and the state etc.

Method Detail

evaluate

boolean evaluate(Node node)

The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate logic and the properties etc. of the Node context and return the result.

Parameters:

node - Node context for the action

Returns:

result of whether the action can proceed.

evaluate

boolean evaluate(Object obj)

The evaluator should decide if the action precondition is valid based on the appropriate logic and the state etc. of the given object and return the result.

Parameters:

obj - The object the action is for

Returns:

result of whether the action can proceed.