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package org.fcrepo.kernel.api.services.policy;

import java.util.List;

import org.fcrepo.kernel.api.models.FedoraResource;

/**
 * Service Interface implementation for managing and using {@link org.fcrepo.kernel.api.services.policy.StoragePolicy}
 * @author osmandin
 * @since Aug 14, 2013
 *
 */
public interface StoragePolicyDecisionPoint extends List<StoragePolicy> {

    /**
     * Given a fedora resource (likely a fedora:Binary resource), determine which storage
     * policy should apply
     *
     * @param resource the resource
     * @return storage policy
     */
    String evaluatePolicies(final FedoraResource resource);

    /**
     * Explicitly set the policies this PDP should use
     *
     * @param policies the policies
     */
    void setPolicies(final List<StoragePolicy> policies);

}