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package org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api;

/**
 * Used to filter inputs to be added to the target {@link Archive}. Used on multi-add operations such as
 * {@link Archive#merge(Archive, Filter)}.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:aslak@conduct.no">Aslak Knutsen</a>
 * @version $Revision: $
 */
public interface Filter<T> {

    /**
     * Called per operation in a multi add operation.
     *
     * @param object
     *            a object to filter on
     * @return true if the object should be included in target
     */
    boolean include(T object);
}
