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package org.fcrepo.kernel.api.services.policy;
import org.fcrepo.kernel.api.models.FedoraResource;
/**
* A binary storage policy definition and evaluation machinery
* @author cbeer
* @since Apr 25, 2013
*/
public interface StoragePolicy {
/**
* Evaluate the policy; if the policy matches, return the
* binary storage hint. If not, return null.
* @param resource the resource
* @return the binary storage hint
*/
String evaluatePolicy(final FedoraResource resource);
}