requestfilter.java

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/**
 * $RCSfile$
 * $Revision: 18406 $
 * $Date: 2005-02-07 14:32:46 -0800 (Mon, 07 Feb 2005) $
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Jive Software. All rights reserved.
 *
 * This software is published under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL),
 * a copy of which is included in this distribution, or a commercial license
 * agreement with Jive.
 */

package org.jivesoftware.xmpp.workgroup;

import org.jivesoftware.xmpp.workgroup.request.Request;
import org.xmpp.packet.PacketError;

/**
 * <p>Allows systems to reject a users request based on arbitrary criteria.</p>
 * <p>Implementations of the request filter may decide to filter based on meta-data,
 * the sender of the request, time of day, etc.</p>
 *
 * @author Derek DeMoro
 */
public interface RequestFilter {
    /**
     * <p>Return the error to respond to the request with, or XMPPError.NONE
     * if the request should be allowed to join the workgroup.</p>
     *
     * <p>The request passed in to filter(s) is the request being considered.
     * Filters may decide to alter the request when processing it in order to
     * affect downstream filters in cases where multiple filters are used. If
     * the request needs to be altered by the filter, but these changes should
     * not affect the workgroup or other filters, you should make a copy of the
     * request to work with.</p>
     *
     * @param request The request to be evaluated.
     * @return The error code or XMPPError.NONE if the request should be allowed
     */
    PacketError.Condition filter(Request request);
}