ResolutionStrategy.java

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package org.terasology.assets;

import org.terasology.naming.Name;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * ResolutionStrategy is a filter used when determining what modules providing a resource with a given name to use in a particular module context.
 *
 * @author Immortius
 */
public interface ResolutionStrategy {

    /**
     * @param modules The set of possible modules to resolve
     * @param context The module context of the resolution.
     * @return A Set of modules that are relevant given the context
     */
    Set<Name> resolve(Set<Name> modules, Name context);
}