1 /** 2 * Copyright (c) 2003-2006, David A. Czarnecki 3 * All rights reserved. 4 * 5 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 6 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 7 * 8 * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the 9 * following disclaimer. 10 * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the 11 * following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 12 * Neither the name of "David A. Czarnecki" and "blojsom" nor the names of its contributors may be used to 13 * endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. 14 * Products derived from this software may not be called "blojsom", nor may "blojsom" appear in their name, 15 * without prior written permission of David A. Czarnecki. 16 * 17 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND 18 * CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, 19 * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF 20 * AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO 21 * EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE 22 * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR 23 * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 24 * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 25 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED 26 * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, 27 * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) 28 * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF 29 * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 30 */ 31 package org.blojsom.event; 32 33 /** 34 * Filter 35 * 36 * @author David Czarnecki 37 * @since blojsom 3.0 38 * @version $Id: Filter.java,v 1.1 2006/03/20 21:31:13 czarneckid Exp $ 39 */ 40 public interface Filter { 41 42 /** 43 * Determines whether or not a particular event should be processed 44 * 45 * @param event {@link Event} to be processed 46 * @return <code>true</code> if the event should be processed, <code>false</code> otherwise 47 */ 48 public boolean processEvent(Event event); 49 }