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* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.update.search;
import org.eclipse.update.core.*;
/**
* Classes that implement this interface can be used to filter the
* results of the update search.
* <p>
* <b>Note:</b> This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
* change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
* from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
* (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
* </p>
* @since 3.0
* @deprecated The org.eclipse.update component has been replaced by Equinox p2.
* This API will be deleted in a future release. See bug 311590 for details.
*/
public interface IUpdateSearchFilter {
/**
* Tests a feature according to this filter's criteria.
* @param match the feature to test
* @return <samp>true</samp> if the feature has been accepted, <samp>false</samp> otherwise.
* @deprecated In 3.1 only the accept (IFeatureReference) will be used
*/
boolean accept(IFeature match);
/**
* Tests a feature reference according to this filter's criteria.
* This is a prefilter that allows rejecting a feature before a potentially lengthy download.
* @param match the feature reference to test
* @return <samp>true</samp> if the feature reference has been accepted, <samp>false</samp> otherwise.
*/
boolean accept(IFeatureReference match);
}