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package org.apache.cxf.ws.policy;

import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

import org.apache.cxf.extension.Registry;
import org.apache.neethi.Assertion;


/**
 * AssertionBuilderRegistry is used to manage AssertionBuilders and
 * create Assertion objects from given xml elements.
 */
public interface AssertionBuilderRegistry extends Registry<QName, AssertionBuilder> {
    
    /**
     * Returns an assertion that is built using the specified xml element.
     * 
     * @param element the element from which to build an Assertion.
     * @return an Assertion that is built using the specified element.
     */
    Assertion build(Element element);
    
    /**
     * Indicates if unknown assertions should simply be ignored.
     * If set to false, the policy engine will throw an exception upon
     * encountering an assertion type for which no AssertionBuilder
     * has been registered.
     * @return
     */
    boolean isIgnoreUnknownAssertions();
    
    /**
     * Indicates if unknown assertions should simply be ignored.
     * If set to false, the policy engine will throw an exception upon
     * encountering an assertion type for which no AssertionBuilder
     * has been registered. 
     * @param ignoreUnknownAssertions iff unknown assertions should be ignored
     */
    void setIgnoreUnknownAssertions(boolean ignoreUnknownAssertions);
}
