com.ibm.commerce.marketing.promotion.policy

Class DummyPromotionPolicy

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.commerce.marketing.promotion.policy.DummyPromotionPolicy

All Implemented Interfaces:

PromotionPolicy, XMLizable, java.io.Serializable

public class DummyPromotionPolicy
extends java.lang.Object
implements PromotionPolicy

This promotion policy, as suggested by its name, does not do anything. It always return true, which means that this promotion policy is satisfied and no promotion policy violation has been found. This policy can be used as both a global and a local policy.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.ibm.commerce.marketing.promotion.policy.PromotionPolicy

POLICY_STATUS_ACTIVE, POLICY_STATUS_DELETED, POLICY_STATUS_INACTIVE

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DummyPromotionPolicy() Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	apply(PromotionContext context, PromotionExecutionRecord record) This method does not do anything and returns a value of true always.
void	fromXML(org.w3c.dom.Node anXMLNode) Transforms the XML node into its corresponding real Object.
java.lang.String	getDescription(java.util.Locale locale, int type) Returns the description of the promotion policy based on its type and locale.
PromotionPolicyKey	getKey() Returns the key of this promotion policy
int	getStatus() Returns the status.
void	setKey(PromotionPolicyKey akey) Sets the key.
void	setStatus(int aStatus) Sets the status.
java.lang.String	toXML() Converts the object into its corresponding XML format representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DummyPromotionPolicy

public DummyPromotionPolicy()

Constructor.

Method Detail

getKey

public PromotionPolicyKey getKey()

Description copied from interface: PromotionPolicy

Returns the key of this promotion policy

Specified by:

getKey in interface PromotionPolicy

Returns:

key of the promotion policy

See Also:

PromotionPolicy.getKey()

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(java.util.Locale locale,
                                       int type)

Description copied from interface: PromotionPolicy

Returns the description of the promotion policy based on its type and locale.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface PromotionPolicy

Parameters:

locale - for which the description is being retrieved.

type - the type of description to retrieve. Possible type values include Description.ADMIN_DESC, Description.SHOPPER_LONG_DESC or Description.SHOPPER_SHORT_DESC.

Returns:

the description

See Also:

PromotionPolicy.getDescription(Locale, int)

apply

public boolean apply(PromotionContext context,
                     PromotionExecutionRecord record)
              throws PromotionPolicyApplicationException

This method does not do anything and returns a value of true always.

Specified by:

apply in interface PromotionPolicy

Parameters:

context - PromotionContext, created and passed to this policy by the engine

record - the PromotionExecutionRecord for which violation is tested.

Returns:

true if by applying this promotion (as indicated by the record parameter), no violation with this policy is found. false a violation is found, this promotion can not be applied.

Throws:

PromotionPolicyApplicationException - when the evaluation runs into any unexpected error

See Also:

PromotionPolicy.apply(PromotionContext, PromotionExecutionRecord)

toXML

public java.lang.String toXML()
                       throws XMLizationException

Description copied from interface: XMLizable

Converts the object into its corresponding XML format representation.

Specified by:

toXML in interface XMLizable

Returns:

The string format of the XML that represents this XMLizable object

Throws:

XMLizationException - when this process fails

See Also:

XMLizable.toXML()

fromXML

public void fromXML(org.w3c.dom.Node anXMLNode)
             throws DeXMLizationException

Description copied from interface: XMLizable

Transforms the XML node into its corresponding real Object.

Specified by:

fromXML in interface XMLizable

Parameters:

anXMLNode - The node that represents an XMLizable object

Throws:

DeXMLizationException - when this process fails

See Also:

XMLizable.fromXML(Node)

setKey

public void setKey(PromotionPolicyKey akey)

Sets the key.

Specified by:

setKey in interface PromotionPolicy

Parameters:

akey - The key to set

getStatus

public int getStatus()

Returns the status.

Specified by:

getStatus in interface PromotionPolicy

Returns:

The status

setStatus

public void setStatus(int aStatus)

Sets the status.

Specified by:

setStatus in interface PromotionPolicy

Parameters:

aStatus - The status to set