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/**
* This class represents a CIS rule, which applies for a specific, existing CIS
*
* @author Fraser Blackmun
* @version 0
*
*/
package org.societies.api.internal.orchestration;
import java.lang.String;
import java.util.HashMap;
public interface ICisRule {
/*
* Description: The modifyRule method alters the rule that the CISRule
* object represents, using the details in the input HashMap.
* Parameters:
* 1) changesToRule - The changes that are to be made to the CIS rule.
* Returns:
* * True if the method was able to modify the CIS rule.
* * False if the method was unable to modify the CIS rule.
*/
public boolean modifyRule(HashMap changesToRule);
/*
* Description: The deleteRule method causes the CISRule object
* that the method is invokved on to delete itself.
* Parameters:
* none
* Returns:
* * True if the method was able to delete the CIS rule.
* * False if the method was unable to delete the CIS rule.
*/
public boolean deleteRule();
/*
* Description: The getRule method returns this rule.
* Parameters:
* none
* Returns:
* The rule represented by the object implementing this interface.
*/
public ICisRule getRule();
}