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package org.uberfire.ext.security.management.search;
import java.util.Collection;
import org.uberfire.ext.security.management.api.AbstractEntityManager;
public interface RuntimeSearchEngine<T> {
/**
* <p>Perform a search using the given search request constraints over a collection of entities.</p>
* @param entities The entities collection used as search source.
* @param request The search constraints. If search pattern is <code>null</code> or empty, the result must contains all the entities from the source collection.
* @return The search response.
*/
AbstractEntityManager.SearchResponse<T> search(Collection<T> entities,
AbstractEntityManager.SearchRequest request);
}