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package org.opens.tanaguru.rules.elementchecker;

import org.opens.tanaguru.processor.SSPHandler;
import org.opens.tanaguru.ruleimplementation.ElementHandler;
import org.opens.tanaguru.ruleimplementation.TestSolutionHandler;

/**
 * This interface defines a check to be done on elements 
 */
public interface ElementChecker {
    
    /**
     * Returned key when an attribute requested as evidence element is missing
     */
    public static String ABSENT_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE = "attribute-absent";
    
    /**
     * Perform the check operation. The instance of {@link ElementHandler} 
     * received as a parameter is used to retrieve elements the test is about
     * and the instance of {@link TestSolutionHandler} received 
     * as a parameter is used to store the results of tests performed 
     * during the operation
     * 
     * @param sspHandler
     * @param selectionHandler
     * @param testSolutionHandler
     *  
     */
    void check (
            SSPHandler sspHandler, 
            ElementHandler selectionHandler, 
            TestSolutionHandler testSolutionHandler);
    
}
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-     * Returned key when an attribute requested as evidence element is missing%0A     */%0A    public static String ABSENT_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE = %22attribute-absent%22;%0A    %0A    /**%0A
     

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