org.apache.directory.server.core.partition.impl.btree
Interface IndexAssertion<K,E,ID>

public interface IndexAssertion<K,E,ID>

Asserts whether or not a candidate should be returned in searching based on hard coded logic. This interface is not related to the filter AssertionNode. It is strictly used for purposes internal to the search engine.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

boolean

assertCandidate(IndexEntry<K,ID> entry) Tests to see if a perspective candidate should be returned based on the evaluation of hard coded logic.

Method Detail

assertCandidate

boolean assertCandidate(IndexEntry<K,ID> entry)
                        throws Exception

Tests to see if a perspective candidate should be returned based on the evaluation of hard coded logic. If the entry has not been resusitated then the getObject member of the record will be null. As a side-effect an index assertion may populate the entry attribute after resusitating an entry from the master table.

Parameters:

entry - an index record of the entry

Returns:

true if the entry should be returned, false otherwise

Throws:

Exception - if their are failures while asserting the condition