def METHOD_NAME(self, svc, item, target, verbose=False):
    if item not in self.known_props:
        perror('xinetd service', svc, item+': unknown property in compliance rule')
        return RET_ERR
    cf = self.get_svc(svc)
    if item in cf and target == cf[item]:
        if verbose:
            pinfo('xinetd service', svc, item+':', cf[item])
        return RET_OK
    elif item in cf:
        if verbose:
            perror('xinetd service', svc, item+':', cf[item], 'target:', target)
    else:
        if verbose:
            perror('xinetd service', svc, item+': unset', 'target:', target)
    return RET_ERR