ISDFilterProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui.views.uml2sd.handlers.provider;

import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ui.views.uml2sd.dialogs.FilterCriteria;

/**
 * Interface for providing a filter provider.
 *
 * Sequence Diagram loaders which implement this class provide the actions filtering the sequence diagram.<br>
 * This interface also allow the implementor to set which graph nodes are supporting filtering (thanks to
 * ISDGraphNodeSupporter extension).<br>
 *
 * Action provider are associated to a Sequence Diagram view by calling <code>SDView.setSDFilterProvider</code><br>
 *
 * Filters to be applied to be managed by the loader in an ArrayList of FilterCriteria.<br>
 *
 * @version 1.0
 * @author sveyrier
 */
public interface ISDFilterProvider extends ISDGraphNodeSupporter {

    /**
     * Called when the Filter dialog box OK button is pressed
     *
     * @param filters user selection made in the dialog box
     * @return true if the filter applied
     */
    boolean filter(List<FilterCriteria> filters);

}