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14
15 package org.apache.hivemind.methodmatch;
16
17 import org.apache.hivemind.service.MethodSignature;
18
19 /**
20  * Used by a {@link org.apache.hivemind.methodmatch.MethodMatcher} to see if
21  * a {@link java.lang.reflect.Method} matches a particular (set of) requirements.
22  *
23  * @author Howard Lewis Ship
24  */
25 public abstract class MethodFilter
26 {
27     /**
28      * Analyzes the method (its name, its parameters, etc.) and returns true
29      * if the method matches the filter defined by a subclass. Returns false
30      * otherwise.
31      */
32     public abstract boolean matchMethod(MethodSignature signature);
33 }
34
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