diff --git a/library/Director/IcingaConfig/AssignRenderer.php b/library/Director/IcingaConfig/AssignRenderer.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Icinga\Module\Director\IcingaConfig;
+
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\Filter;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterAnd;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterOr;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterNot;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterEqualOrGreaterThan;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterEqualOrLessThan;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterEqual;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterGreaterThan;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterLessThan;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterMatch;
+use Icinga\Data\Filter\FilterNotEqual;
+use Icinga\Exception\QueryException;
+
+class AssignRenderer
+{
+    protected $filter;
+
+    public function __construct(Filter $filter)
+    {
+        $this->filter = $filter;
+    }
+
+    public static function forFilter(Filter $filter)
+    {
+        return new static($filter);
+    }
+
+    public function renderAssign()
+    {
+        return 'assign where ' . $this->renderFilter($this->filter);
+    }
+
+    public function renderIgnore()
+    {
+        return 'ignore where ' . $this->renderFilter($this->filter);
+    }
+
+    protected function renderFilter(Filter $filter)
+    {
+        if ($filter->isChain()) {
+            return $this->renderFilterChain($filter);
+        } else {
+            return $this->renderFilterExpression($filter);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function renderFilterExpression($filter)
+    {
+        $column = $filter->getColumn();
+        $expression = $filter->getExpression();
+        if ($filter instanceof FilterEqual) {
+            return sprintf(
+                '%s == %s',
+                $column,
+                $expression
+            );
+
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterMatch) {
+            if (strpos($expression, '*') === false) {
+                return sprintf(
+                    '%s == %s',
+                    $column,
+                    $expression
+                );
+            } else {
+                return sprintf(
+                    'match(%s, %s)',
+                    $expression,
+                    $column
+                );
+            }
+
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterNotEqual) {
+                return sprintf(
+                    '%s != %s',
+                    $column,
+                    $expression
+                );
+
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterEqualOrGreaterThan) {
+                return sprintf(
+                    '%s >= %s',
+                    $column,
+                    $expression
+                );
+
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterEqualOrLessThan) {
+                return sprintf(
+                    '%s <= %s',
+                    $column,
+                    $expression
+                );
+
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterGreaterThan) {
+                return sprintf(
+                    '%s > %s',
+                    $column,
+                    $expression
+                );
+
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterLessThan) {
+                return sprintf(
+                    '%s < %s',
+                    $column,
+                    $expression
+                );
+
+        } else {
+            throw new QueryException(
+                'Filter expression of type "%s" is not supported',
+                get_class($filter)
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function renderFilterChain(Filter $filter)
+    {
+        // TODO: brackets if deeper level?
+        if ($filter instanceof FilterAnd) {
+            $op = ' && ';
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterOr) {
+            $op = ' || ';
+        } elseif ($filter instanceof FilterNot) {
+            $op = ' !'; // TODO -> different
+        } else {
+            throw new QueryException('Cannot render filter: %s', $filter);
+        }
+
+        $parts = array();
+        if (! $filter->isEmpty()) {
+            foreach ($filter->filters() as $f) {
+                if ($f->isChain()) {
+                    $parts[] = '(' . $this->renderFilter($f) . ')';
+                } else {
+                    $parts[] = $this->renderFilter($f);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return implode($op, $parts);
+    }
+}