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014
015package org.apache.hivemind.methodmatch;
016
017import org.apache.hivemind.service.MethodSignature;
018
019/**
020 * Used by a {@link org.apache.hivemind.methodmatch.MethodMatcher} to see if
021 * a {@link java.lang.reflect.Method} matches a particular (set of) requirements.
022 *
023 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
024 */
025public abstract class MethodFilter
026{
027        /**
028         * Analyzes the method (its name, its parameters, etc.) and returns true
029         * if the method matches the filter defined by a subclass.  Returns false
030         * otherwise.
031         */
032        public abstract boolean matchMethod(MethodSignature signature);
033}