net.imadz.meta

Interface MetaDataFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:

MetaDataFilter.MetaDataFilterSet

public interface MetaDataFilter

Mechanism to exclude ("filter-out") unwanted meta-definitions.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	MetaDataFilter.MetaDataFilterSet Simple MetaDataFilter that chains together multiple filters

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static MetaDataFilter	NULL_FILTER

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canInclude(Object metaData) Determine if the specified MetaData passes this filter (that is, it should not be excluded)
DottedPath	getFilteredName(Object metaData, DottedPath path)

Field Detail

NULL_FILTER

static final MetaDataFilter NULL_FILTER

Method Detail

canInclude

boolean canInclude(Object metaData)

Determine if the specified MetaData passes this filter (that is, it should not be excluded)

Parameters:

metaData - Meta-definition to check

Returns:

true if the meta-data can be used, false if it should be filtered out

getFilteredName

DottedPath getFilteredName(Object metaData,
                           DottedPath path)

Parameters:

metaData - Meta data to filter

path - Original name

Returns:

Filtered name (or original name if not filtered)