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package org.jboss.errai.jpa.client.local;
import com.google.gwt.json.client.JSONObject;
/**
* First try at an interface that describes a query's predicate with regards to
* a single object type.
* <p>
* <b>Future consideration:</b> This interface must be extended or completely
* reworked to accommodate indexing (if indexing turns out to be important in
* the client data store).
*
* @author Jonathan Fuerth <jfuerth@gmail.com>
*/
public interface EntityJsonMatcher {
/**
* Tests if the given JSON object as accepted by this matcher.
*
* @param candidate
* The JSON representation of a Java object to be tested. It is
* assumed to be of the same Java type that this matcher cares about.
* @return true if this matcher accepts the candidate; false otherwise.
*/
boolean matches(JSONObject candidate);
}