Searcher.java

package org.jtheque.films.services.impl.utils.search;

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 * Copyright JTheque (Baptiste Wicht)
 *
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 *
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import org.jtheque.utils.collections.Filter;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Represents a Searcher. It's an object who can execute a research on a specific type of data.
 *
 * @author Baptiste Wicht
 * @param <T> The type of Object we search
 */
public interface Searcher<T> {
    /**
     * Add a filter to the searcher.
     *
     * @param filter The filter to add the to the searcher.
     */
    void addFilter(Filter<T> filter);

    /**
     * Search the results of the search.
     *
     * @param datas The datas
     *
     * @return The results
     */
    Collection<T> search(Collection<T> datas);
}