/*
* Copyright (C) 2008 Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
*
* This file is part of OurGrid.
*
* OurGrid is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
* terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
* Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
* any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
* for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
package org.ourgrid.peer.business.controller.matcher;
import java.util.Map;
/**
*
*/
public interface Matcher {
static final int ATT_FALSE = 0;
static final int ATT_TRUE = 1;
static final int ATT_UNDEFINED = 2;
boolean match( String jobRequirement, Map<String,String> machineAtt );
/**
* New match implementation. It is used to verify matching between ClassAd expressions.
* @param jdlExpression A JDL expression.
* @param machineClassAd A machine classAd specification.
* @return A integer specifying the rank of this machine according to what is specified
* in the JDL or -1 in case there is no match.
*/
int match( String jdlExpression, String machineClassAd );
}