Plugin.java

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package org.infosec.ismp.model.poller;

import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * <P>
 * The CapsdPlugin interface is the basic interface that a plugin for the
 * capabilites daemon must support. The interface allows the daemon to determine
 * what protocols can be verified by the plugin and has the required methods to
 * verify protocol support for nodes/protocol pairs.
 * </P>
 * 
 * @author <A HREF="mailto:weave@oculan.com">Brian Weaver </A>
 * @author <A HREF="http://www.opennms.org">OpenNMS </A>
 * 
 */
public interface Plugin {
    /**
     * Returns the name of the protocol that this plugin checks on the target
     * system for support.
     * 
     * @return The protocol name for this plugin.
     */
    public String getProtocolName();

    /**
     * Returns true if the protocol defined by this plugin is supported. If the
     * protocol is not supported then a false value is returned to the caller.
     * 
     * @param address
     *            The address to check for support.
     * 
     * @return True if the protocol is supported by the address.
     */
    public boolean isProtocolSupported(InetAddress address);

    /**
     * Returns true if the protocol defined by this plugin is supported. If the
     * protocol is not supported then a false value is returned to the caller.
     * The qualifier map passed to the method is used by the plugin to return
     * additional information by key-name. These key-value pairs can be added to
     * service events if needed.
     * 
     * @param address
     *            The address to check for support.
     * @param qualifiers
     *            The map where qualification are set by the plugin.
     * 
     * @return True if the protocol is supported by the address.
     */
    public boolean isProtocolSupported(InetAddress address, Map<String, Object> qualifiers);
}