ponderEnforcement.policyService
Interface PolicyServiceRI

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

All Known Implementing Classes:

PolicyServiceImpl

public interface PolicyServiceRI

extends java.rmi.Remote

Function:This is implemented as a Remote Interface so that it can accept requests from remote clients (the PolicyService will normally not be running on the same host)

Method Summary

void	quit() Quits.
BasicPolControlObject	startPolicy(java.lang.String polName, java.lang.String domain) Start a Policy Instance.
RoleControlObject	startRole(java.lang.String roleName, java.lang.String domain) Start a Role Instance.
void	stopPolicy(java.lang.String polDomainName) Stop a Policy.

Method Detail

startPolicy

public BasicPolControlObject startPolicy(java.lang.String polName,
                                         java.lang.String domain)
                                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Start a Policy Instance.

Parameters:

polName - The name of the policy

domain - The domain path of the policy

Returns:

a BasicPolControlObject

startRole

public RoleControlObject startRole(java.lang.String roleName,
                                   java.lang.String domain)
                            throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Start a Role Instance.

Parameters:

roleName - The name of the role

domain - The domain path of the role

Returns:

a RoleControlObject

stopPolicy

public void stopPolicy(java.lang.String polDomainName)
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Stop a Policy. 1. Delete the ControlObject that represents it. 2. Update the controlObjectRef for the policy entry

Parameters:

polDomainName - The ponder domain name of the policy

quit

public void quit()
          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Quits.