org.apache.jsieve
Interface ComparatorManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComparatorManagerImpl

public interface ComparatorManager

Maps Comparator names to configured Comparator implementation classes.

Thread Safety

Implementation dependent. ComparatorManagerImpl is a thread safe implementation.

Method Summary

Comparator	getComparator(java.lang.String name) Gets a comparator by name.
boolean	isImplicitlyDeclared(java.lang.String comparatorName) Is an explicit declaration in a require statement unnecessary for this comparator?
boolean	isSupported(java.lang.String name) Is the comparator with the given name supported?

Method Detail

getComparator

Comparator getComparator(java.lang.String name)
                         throws LookupException

Gets a comparator by name.

Parameters:

name - - The (logical) name of the Comparator

Returns:

a comparator, not null

Throws:

LookupException

isImplicitlyDeclared

boolean isImplicitlyDeclared(java.lang.String comparatorName)

Is an explicit declaration in a require statement unnecessary for this comparator?

Parameters:

comparatorName - not null

Returns:

true when this comparator need not be declared by require, false when any usage of this comparator must be declared in a require statement

isSupported

boolean isSupported(java.lang.String name)

Is the comparator with the given name supported?

Parameters:

name - not null

Returns:

true when supported, false otherwise