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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.pkgcache;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.concurrent.ThreadSafety;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.Target;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* A filtering policy defines how target patterns are matched. For instance, we may wish to select
* only tests or no tests.
*/
public interface FilteringPolicy extends Serializable {
/**
* Returns true if this target should be retained.
*
* @param explicit true iff the label was specified explicitly, as opposed to being discovered by
* a wildcard.
*/
@ThreadSafety.ThreadSafe
boolean shouldRetain(Target target, boolean explicit);
}