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014    
015    package org.apache.hivemind.methodmatch;
016    
017    import org.apache.hivemind.service.MethodSignature;
018    
019    /**
020     * Used by a {@link org.apache.hivemind.methodmatch.MethodMatcher} to see if
021     * a {@link java.lang.reflect.Method} matches a particular (set of) requirements.
022     *
023     * @author Howard Lewis Ship
024     */
025    public abstract class MethodFilter
026    {
027            /**
028             * Analyzes the method (its name, its parameters, etc.) and returns true
029             * if the method matches the filter defined by a subclass.  Returns false
030             * otherwise.
031             */
032            public abstract boolean matchMethod(MethodSignature signature);
033    }