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package org.eclipse.che.ide.util;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Interface of the index structure which supports search by the key prefix.
*
* @param <T>
* value data type
*/
public interface PrefixIndex<T> {
/**
* Searches values by the key prefix.
*
* @param prefix
* search key prefix
* @return values having keys prefixed with {@code prefix}
*/
List<? extends T> search(String prefix);
}