diff -r 000000000000 -r 373ffda63c9a src/share/jaxws_classes/com/sun/xml/internal/ws/policy/PolicyMapMutator.java
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+/*
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+
+package com.sun.xml.internal.ws.policy;
+
+import com.sun.xml.internal.ws.policy.privateutil.LocalizationMessages;
+import com.sun.xml.internal.ws.policy.privateutil.PolicyLogger;
+
+/**
+ * The class serves as a base for specific policy map mutator implementations. It provides common methods that allow
+ * concrete mutator implementations to connect and disconnect to/from a policy map instance.
+ *
+ * @author Marek Potociar (marek.potociar@sun.com)
+ */
+public abstract class PolicyMapMutator {
+
+    private static final PolicyLogger LOGGER = PolicyLogger.getLogger(PolicyMapMutator.class);
+
+    private PolicyMap map = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new instance of PolicyMapMutator. This class cannot be extended from outside of this package.
+     */
+    PolicyMapMutator() {
+        // nothing to instantiate
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The method is used to connect the policy map mutator instance to the map it should mutate.
+     *
+     * @param map the policy map instance that will be mutable by this mutator.
+     * @throws IllegalStateException in case this mutator object is already connected to a policy map.
+     */
+    public void connect(final PolicyMap map) {
+        if (isConnected()) {
+            throw LOGGER.logSevereException(new IllegalStateException(LocalizationMessages.WSP_0044_POLICY_MAP_MUTATOR_ALREADY_CONNECTED()));
+        }
+
+        this.map = map;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Can be used to retrieve the policy map currently connected to this mutator. Will return {@code null} if not connected.
+     *
+     * @return policy map currently connected to this mutator. May return {@code null} if the mutator is not connected.
+     *
+     * @see #isConnected()
+     * @see #disconnect()
+     */
+    public PolicyMap getMap() {
+        return this.map;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Disconnects the mutator from the policy map object it is connected to. Method must be called prior to connecting this
+     * mutator instance to another policy map.
+     * <p/>
+     * This operation is irreversible: you cannot connect the mutator to the same policy map instance once you disconnect from it.
+     * Multiple consequent calls of this method will have no effect.
+     */
+    public void disconnect() {
+        this.map = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method provides connection status information of the policy map mutator instance.
+     *
+     * @return {@code true} if the mutator instance is connected to a policy map, otherwise returns {@code false}.
+     */
+    public boolean isConnected() {
+        return this.map != null;
+    }
+}