/*
 * FindBugs - Find bugs in Java programs
 * Copyright (C) 2003-2005, University of Maryland
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.filter;

import java.io.IOException;

import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.BugInstance;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.xml.XMLOutput;

/**
 * Match BugInstances for some feature.
 * 
 * @author David Hovemeyer
 */
public interface Matcher {
	/**
	 * Determine whether or not the given BugInstance has the
	 * feature this Matcher tests for.
	 * 
	 * @param bugInstance the BugInstance
	 * @return true if the BugInstance matches, false if not
	 */
	public boolean match(BugInstance bugInstance);
	
	public void writeXML(XMLOutput xmlOutput, boolean disabled)  throws IOException;
}

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