org.astrogrid.samp.hub

Interface MessageRestriction

All Known Implementing Classes:

ListMessageRestriction

public interface MessageRestriction

Specifies restrictions on the message types that may be sent in a particular context. In general if null is used in place of a MessageRestriction object, the understanding is that no restrictions apply.

Since:

23 Nov 2011

Author:

Mark Taylor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	permitSend(String mtype, Map subsInfo) Indicates whether a message covered by a given MType subscription may be sent.

Method Detail

permitSend

boolean permitSend(String mtype,
                   Map subsInfo)

Indicates whether a message covered by a given MType subscription may be sent.

Parameters:

mtype - the MType string to be sent

subsInfo - the annotation map corresponding to the MType subscription (the value from the Subscriptions map corresponding to the mtype key)

Returns:

true if the message may be sent, false if it is blocked