IPolicyInformationPoint (MYDATA :: Core 4.1.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Superinterfaces:

IMyDataComponent
```
public interface IPolicyInformationPoint
extends IMyDataComponent
```
Policy Information Points provide additional information used by PDPs.

Author:

Fraunhofer IESE

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  DataObject<?> evaluate(PipRequest request)
  Evaluates a certain method or condition.
  - Methods inherited from interface de.fraunhofer.iese.mydata.component.interfaces.IMyDataComponent
    getHealth, getId, reset

- Method Detail
  - evaluate
```
DataObject<?> evaluate(PipRequest request)
                throws IOException,
                       InformationUndeterminableException
```
    Evaluates a certain method or condition.
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - Object which contains detailed information (context name and its parameters) about the PIP request
    
    Returns:
    
    A DataObject containing the evaluation result and the evaluation result type. In case of an error, the default value (specified in the PipRequest object) will be returned.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if communication is failed
    
    InformationUndeterminableException - if sent PIP request is semantically not processable by PIP