/*
* FindBugs - Find bugs in Java programs
* Copyright (C) 2003-2005, University of Maryland
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.filter;
import java.io.IOException;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.BugInstance;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.xml.XMLOutput;
/**
* Match BugInstances for some feature.
*
* @author David Hovemeyer
*/
public interface Matcher {
/**
* Determine whether or not the given BugInstance has the feature this
* Matcher tests for.
*
* @param bugInstance
* the BugInstance
* @return true if the BugInstance matches, false if not
*/
public boolean match(BugInstance bugInstance);
public void writeXML(XMLOutput xmlOutput, boolean disabled) throws IOException;
}
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