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Interface uhr.core.attract.MatchPolicy

public interface MatchPolicy
MatchPolicy is the policy used for making decision about matching ServiceNeeds to available ServiceItems.

Method Index

o isMatch(ServiceNeed, ServiceItem)
Returns true if the item is a match for the need.
o pickMatch(MatchChance)
Returns the ServiceItem that is a satisfactory match for the "chance session" or null if no match.

Methods

o pickMatch 
 public abstract ServiceItem pickMatch(MatchChance chance)
Returns the ServiceItem that is a satisfactory match for the "chance session" or null if no match. The chance argument is one of a series of one or more chances in a chance session. A session starts with MatchChance.isFirstChance() == true and ends with MatchChance.isLastChance() == true.

Parameters:
chance - the data representing this particular match chance.
Returns:
the ServcieItems that is a match or null for no match at this time.
o isMatch 
 public abstract boolean isMatch(ServiceNeed need,
                                 ServiceItem item)
Returns true if the item is a match for the need. This is useful for manual links to assert the link is a valid match, and other future uses.

Parameters:
need - the ServiceNeed for the possible match.
item - the ServiceItem for the possible match. 
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