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2    /*
3    * Copyright (c) 2006, University of Kent
4    * All rights reserved.
5    *
6    * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
7    * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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18    * software without specific prior written permission.
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22    * THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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24    *
25    * 3. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
26    * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
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31    * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
32    * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
33    *
34    * 4. YOU AGREE THAT THE EXCLUSIONS IN PARAGRAPHS 2 AND 3 ABOVE ARE REASONABLE
35    * IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES. IN PARTICULAR, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE (1) THAT THIS
36    * SOFTWARE HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU FREE OF CHARGE, (2) THAT THIS
37    * SOFTWARE IS NOT "PRODUCT" QUALITY, BUT HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY A RESEARCH
38    * GROUP WHO DESIRE TO MAKE THIS SOFTWARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO WISH
39    * TO USE IT, AND (3) THAT BECAUSE THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT OF "PRODUCT" QUALITY
40    * IT IS INEVITABLE THAT THERE WILL BE BUGS AND ERRORS, AND POSSIBLY MORE
41    * SERIOUS FAULTS, IN THIS SOFTWARE.
42    *
43    * 5. This license is governed, except to the extent that local laws
44    * necessarily apply, by the laws of England and Wales.
45    *
46    * Author : Gansen Zhao
47    * Email: gz7@kent.ac.uk
48    */
49   
50    package issrg.pba;
51   
52    /**
53    * The interface to access an obligation. Obligations are tasks and requirement
54    * to be fulfilled together with the authorization decisions.
55    * @author gansen
56    */
 
57    public interface Obligation {
58   
59    /**
60    * Convert the obligation object into XML Representation.
61    */
62    public String toString();
63   
64    /**
65    * Retrieve the object's ObligationID specified in the xml policy. When the Object is an empty Obligation or an invalid Obligation,
66    * an empty string or null might be returned.
67    *
68    * @return the object's ObligationID attribute as specified in the XML policy.
69    */
70    public String getObligationID();
71   
72    /**
73    * Retrieve the obligation's Chronicle attribute.When the Object is an empty Obligation or an invalid Obligation,
74    * an empty string or null might be returned.
75    *
76    * @return The Chronicle attribute as specified in the XML policy.
77    */
78    public String getChronicle();
79   
80    }