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17
18 package org.apache.mailet;
19
20 import javax.mail.MessagingException JavaDoc;
21 import java.util.Collection JavaDoc;
22 import java.util.Iterator JavaDoc;
23 import java.util.Vector JavaDoc;
24
25 /**
26  * GenericMatcher makes writing recipient based matchers easier. It provides
27  * simple versions of the lifecycle methods init and destroy and of the methods
28  * in the MatcherConfig interface. GenericMatcher also implements the log method,
29  * declared in the MatcherContext interface.
30  *
31  * @version 1.0.0, 24/04/1999
32  */

33 public abstract class GenericRecipientMatcher extends GenericMatcher {
34
35     /**
36      * Matches each recipient one by one through matchRecipient(MailAddress
37      * recipient) method. Handles splitting the recipients Collection
38      * as appropriate.
39      *
40      * @param mail - the message and routing information to determine whether to match
41      * @return Collection the Collection of MailAddress objects that have been matched
42      */

43     public final Collection JavaDoc match(Mail mail) throws MessagingException JavaDoc {
44         Collection JavaDoc matching = new Vector JavaDoc();
45         for (Iterator JavaDoc i = mail.getRecipients().iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
46             MailAddress rec = (MailAddress) i.next();
47             if (matchRecipient(rec)) {
48                 matching.add(rec);
49             }
50         }
51         return matching;
52     }
53
54     /**
55      * Simple check to match exclusively on the email address (not
56      * message information).
57      *
58      * @param recipient - the address to determine whether to match
59      * @return boolean whether the recipient is a match
60      */

61     public abstract boolean matchRecipient(MailAddress recipient) throws MessagingException JavaDoc;
62 }
63
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