Specification.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2010, Rickard Öberg. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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 * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package org.qi4j.functional;

/**
 * Generic specification interface.
 *
 * @param <T>
 */
// START SNIPPET: specification
public interface Specification<T>
{
// END SNIPPET: specification

    /**
     * Test whether an item matches the given specification
     *
     * @param item the item to be tested
     *
     * @return true if the item matches, false otherwise
     */
// START SNIPPET: specification
    boolean satisfiedBy( T item );
}
// END SNIPPET: specification