SelectionFilter.java

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package org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.common.decorator;

import org.optaplanner.core.api.domain.entity.PlanningEntity;
import org.optaplanner.core.api.domain.solution.PlanningSolution;
import org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.move.Move;
import org.optaplanner.core.impl.heuristic.selector.Selector;
import org.optaplanner.core.impl.score.director.ScoreDirector;

/**
 * Decides on keeping or discarding a selection
 * (which is a {@link PlanningEntity}, a planningValue, a {@link Move} or a {@link Selector}).
 * <p>
 * A filtered selection is considered as not selected, it does not count as an unaccepted selection.
 * @param <Solution_> the solution type, the class with the {@link PlanningSolution} annotation
 * @param <T> the selection type
 */
public interface SelectionFilter<Solution_, T> {

    /**
     * @param scoreDirector never null, the {@link ScoreDirector}
     * which has the {@link ScoreDirector#getWorkingSolution()} to which the selection belongs or applies to
     * @param selection never null, a {@link PlanningEntity}, a planningValue, a {@link Move} or a {@link Selector}
     * @return true if the selection is accepted, false if the selection should be discarded
     */
    boolean accept(ScoreDirector<Solution_> scoreDirector, T selection);

}