org.randomcoder.article.moderation
Interface Moderator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AkismetModerator

public interface Moderator

Interface for generic moderator plugins.

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Method Summary

void	markAsHam(Comment comment) Marks the given comment as ham (non-spam).
void	markAsSpam(Comment comment) Marks the given comment as spam.
boolean	validate(Comment comment) Validates the given comment as spam or ham.

Method Detail

validate

boolean validate(Comment comment)
                 throws ModerationException

Validates the given comment as spam or ham.

Parameters:

comment - comment to validate

Returns:

true if comment is legitimate, false if comment is spam

Throws:

ModerationException - if operation could not be performed

markAsSpam

void markAsSpam(Comment comment)
                throws ModerationException

Marks the given comment as spam.

Parameters:

comment - comment to mark as spam

Throws:

ModerationException - if operation could not be performed

markAsHam

void markAsHam(Comment comment)
               throws ModerationException

Marks the given comment as ham (non-spam).

Parameters:

comment - comment to mark as ham

Throws:

ModerationException - if operation could not be performed