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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2005 Alfresco, Inc.
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17 package org.alfresco.config.evaluator;
18
19 /**
20  * Definition of an evaluator, an object that decides whether the config section applies to
21  * the current object being looked up.
22  *
23  * @author gavinc
24  */

25 public interface Evaluator
26 {
27    /**
28     * Determines whether the given condition evaluates to true for the given object
29     *
30     * @param obj The object to use as the basis for the test
31     * @param condition The condition to test
32     * @return true if this evaluator applies to the given object, false otherwise
33     */

34    public boolean applies(Object JavaDoc obj, String JavaDoc condition);
35 }
36
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