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package org.eclipse.tracecompass.internal.tmf.chart.core.consumer;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
/**
* This interface consumes any data that comes from a {@link ISeriesConsumer}.
* <p>
* For example, it can be though of an axis consumer in XY charts since there
* should be one for the X and Y axis.
*
* @author Gabriel-Andrew Pollo-Guilbert
*/
public interface IDataConsumer extends Consumer<Object> {
/**
* This method maps and tests if a value is valid for the chart. It should
* always be called before {@link #accept(Object)}.
*
* @param obj
* The object to map the value from
* @return {@code true} if the mapped value is valid, else {@code false}
*/
boolean test(Object obj);
}