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package org.apache.jackrabbit.commons.predicate;

/**
 * Static utility class to help working with {@link Predicate}s.
 *
 * @since Apache Jackrabbit 2.2
 */
public class Predicates {

    /**
     * Creates an AND predicate over all the given component predicates.
     * All the component predicates must evaluate to <code>true</code>
     * for the AND predicate to do so.
     *
     * @param predicates component predicates
     * @return AND predicate
     */
    public static Predicate and(final Predicate... predicates) {
        return new Predicate() {
            public boolean evaluate(Object object) {
                for (Predicate predicate : predicates) {
                    if (!predicate.evaluate(object)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                return true;
            }
        };
    }

    /**
     * Creates an OR predicate over all the given component predicates.
     * At least one of the component predicates must evaluate to
     * <code>true</code> for the OR predicate to do so.
     *
     * @param predicates component predicates
     * @return OR predicate
     */
    public static Predicate or(final Predicate... predicates) {
        return new Predicate() {
            public boolean evaluate(Object object) {
                for (Predicate predicate : predicates) {
                    if (predicate.evaluate(object)) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
                return false;
            }
        };
    }

    /**
     * Creates a NOT predicate for the given component predicate.
     * The NOT predicate evaluates to <code>true</code> when the component
     * predicate doesn't, and vice versa.
     *
     * @param predicate component predicate
     * @return NOT predicate
     */
    public static Predicate not(final Predicate predicate) {
        return new Predicate() {
            public boolean evaluate(Object object) {
                return !predicate.evaluate(object);
            }
        };
    }

}