Matcher.java

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 * Copyright 2011-2017 Asakusa Framework Team.
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package com.asakusafw.utils.graph;

import java.util.function.Predicate;

/**
 * An interface for evaluating whether the value satisfies some conditions.
 * @param <T> the value type
 * @since 0.1.0
 * @version 0.9.0
 * @deprecated Use {@link Predicate} instead
 */
@Deprecated
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Matcher<T> extends Predicate<T> {

    /**
     * Returns whether the target value satisfies this matcher's condition.
     * @param object the target value
     * @return {@code true} if the target value satisfies this matcher's condition, otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean matches(T object);

    @Override
    default boolean test(T t) {
        return matches(t);
    }
}