<?php

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 * @category   Zend

 * @package    Zend_InfoCard

 * @subpackage Zend_InfoCard_Xml

 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

 * @version    $Id: Interface.php 20096 2010-01-06 02:05:09Z bkarwin $

 */

/**

 * The Interface required by any InfoCard Assertion Object implemented within the component

 *

 * @category   Zend

 * @package    Zend_InfoCard

 * @subpackage Zend_InfoCard_Xml

 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)

 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License

 */

interface Zend_InfoCard_Xml_Assertion_Interface

{

    /**

     * Get the Assertion ID of the assertion

     *

     * @return string The Assertion ID

     */

    public function getAssertionID();

    /**

     * Return an array of attributes (claims) contained within the assertion

     *

     * @return array An array of attributes / claims within the assertion

     */

    public function getAttributes();

    /**

     * Get the Assertion URI for this type of Assertion

     *

     * @return string the Assertion URI

     */

    public function getAssertionURI();

    /**

     * Return an array of conditions which the assertions are predicated on

     *

     * @return array an array of conditions

     */

    public function getConditions();

    /**

     * Validate the conditions array returned from the getConditions() call

     *

     * @param array $conditions An array of condtions for the assertion taken from getConditions()

     * @return mixed Boolean true on success, an array of condition, error message on failure

     */

    public function validateConditions(Array $conditions);

}