trunk/camel-core/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/spi/Condition.java

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package org.apache.camel.spi;

import java.util.EventObject;

import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
import org.apache.camel.Processor;
import org.apache.camel.model.ProcessorDefinition;

/**
 * A condition to define when a given {@link Exchange} matches when is being routed.
 * <p/>
 * Is used by the {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Debugger} to apply {@link Condition}s
 * to {@link org.apache.camel.spi.Breakpoint}s to define rules when the breakpoints should match.
 *
 * @version 
 */
public interface Condition {

    /**
     * Does the condition match
     *
     * @param exchange the exchange
     * @param processor  the {@link Processor}
     * @param definition the present location in the route where the {@link Exchange} is located at
     * @return <tt>true</tt> to match, <tt>false</tt> otherwise
     */
    boolean matchProcess(Exchange exchange, Processor processor, ProcessorDefinition definition);

    /**
     * Does the condition match
     *
     * @param exchange the exchange
     * @param event    the event (instance of {@link org.apache.camel.management.event.AbstractExchangeEvent}
     * @return <tt>true</tt> to match, <tt>false</tt> otherwise
     * @see org.apache.camel.management.event.AbstractExchangeEvent
     */
    boolean matchEvent(Exchange exchange, EventObject event);

}