FileListFilter.java

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package org.springframework.integration.file.filters;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Strategy interface for filtering a group of files. This is a generic filter intended
 * to work with either local files or references to remote files.
 *
 * @author Iwein Fuld
 * @author Josh Long
 *
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface FileListFilter<F> {

	/**
	 * Filters out files and returns the files that are left in a list, or an
	 * empty list when a null is passed in.
	 * @param files The files.
	 * @return The filtered files.
	 */
	List<F> filterFiles(F[] files);

}