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package org.opends.server.api;
import java.util.List;
import org.opends.messages.Message;
import org.opends.server.admin.std.server.QOSPolicyCfg;
import org.opends.server.config.ConfigException;
import org.opends.server.types.InitializationException;
/**
* A factory for creating configurable quality of service (QOS)
* policies.
* <p>
* All implementations must have a default constructor, i.e. one that
* does not require and arguments.
*
* @param <T>
* The type of QOS policy configuration handled by this
* factory.
*/
public interface QOSPolicyFactory<T extends QOSPolicyCfg>
{
/**
* Creates a new QOS policy using the provided configuration.
*
* @param configuration
* The configuration.
* @return The new QOS policy configured using the provided
* configuration.
* @throws ConfigException
* If an unrecoverable problem arises during
* initialization of the QOS policy as a result
* of the server configuration.
* @throws InitializationException
* If a problem occurs during initialization of the QOS
* policy.
*/
QOSPolicy createQOSPolicy(T configuration) throws ConfigException,
InitializationException;
/**
* Indicates whether the provided QOS policy configuration is
* acceptable.
*
* @param configuration
* The QOS policy configuration.
* @param unacceptableReasons
* A list that can be used to hold messages about why the
* provided configuration is not acceptable.
* @return Returns <code>true</code> if the provided QOS policy
* configuration is acceptable, or <code>false</code> if
* it is not.
*/
boolean isConfigurationAcceptable(T configuration,
List<Message> unacceptableReasons);
}