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package org.springframework.web.servlet.handler;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
/**
* Additional interface that a {@link HandlerMapping} can implement to expose
* a request matching API aligned with its internal request matching
* configuration and implementation.
*
* @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @since 4.3.1
* @see HandlerMappingIntrospector
*/
public interface MatchableHandlerMapping extends HandlerMapping {
/**
* Determine whether the given request matches the request criteria.
* @param request the current request
* @param pattern the pattern to match
* @return the result from request matching, or {@code null} if none
*/
RequestMatchResult match(HttpServletRequest request, String pattern);
}