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17
18 package org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule;
19
20 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.CompositeAction;
21
22
23 /**
24  * Rule Interface
25  *
26  * @author Roy Wetherall
27  */

28 public interface Rule extends CompositeAction
29 {
30     /**
31      * Indicates that the rule is applied to the children of the associated
32      * node, not just the node itself.
33      * <p>
34      * By default this will be set to false.
35      *
36      * @return true if the rule is applied to the children of the associated node,
37      * false otherwise
38      */

39     boolean isAppliedToChildren();
40     
41     /**
42      * Set whether the rule is applied to all children of the associated node
43      * rather than just the node itself.
44      *
45      * @param isAppliedToChildren true if the rule should be applied to the children, false
46      * otherwise
47      */

48     void applyToChildren(boolean isAppliedToChildren);
49
50     /**
51      * Get the rule type name
52      *
53      * @return the rule type name
54      */

55     String JavaDoc getRuleTypeName();
56  }
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