Interface IFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractFilter, AppGuidFilter, AppGuidNullFilter, AppIdFilter, AppIdNullFilter, IdentityFilter, NewsArchiveReceivedFilter, NewsArchiveSentFilter, NotExpiredFilter, RecipientFilter, SingleAppGuidFilter, SingleAppIdFilter

@Scriptable public interface IFilter
Used for news filtering on collection and / or database level.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    filter(List<Message> p_from, List<Message> p_to)
    Do the filtering, operating on array lists.
    void
    forConnection(de.uplanet.jdbc.JdbcConnection p_conn)
    Initialize the filter with a database connection.
    void
    forUser(String p_strUserId)
    Prepare the filter for a specific user.
    boolean
    Indicates if post-processing is needed after SQL retrieval.
    boolean
    pass(Message p_message)
    Decide if the given message passes the filter.
    Provide a SQL search query.
  • Method Details

    • forConnection

      void forConnection(de.uplanet.jdbc.JdbcConnection p_conn)
      Initialize the filter with a database connection.

      This may be used if the property needsSqlPostProcessing() depends on the database used.

      Parameters:
      p_conn - The database connection used.
    • forUser

      void forUser(String p_strUserId)
      Prepare the filter for a specific user.
      Parameters:
      p_strUserId - The sender's or the recipient's GUID.
    • sqlQuery

      String sqlQuery()
      Provide a SQL search query.
      Returns:
      A SQL query, or null if the filter cannot be applied at database level.
    • needsSqlPostProcessing

      boolean needsSqlPostProcessing()
      Indicates if post-processing is needed after SQL retrieval.
      Returns:
      true if post-processing is needed after SQL retrieval, false otherwise.
    • pass

      boolean pass(Message p_message)
      Decide if the given message passes the filter.
      Parameters:
      p_message - The message to be filtered.
      Returns:
      true if the message passes the filter, false otherwise.
    • filter

      void filter(List<Message> p_from, List<Message> p_to)
      Do the filtering, operating on array lists.
      Parameters:
      p_from - Collection of messages to be filtered.
      p_to - The filtered collection.