log4j-core/src/main/java/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/appender/rolling/action/PathCondition.java

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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.rolling.action;

import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;

/**
 * Filter that accepts or rejects a candidate {@code Path} for deletion.
 */
public interface PathCondition {

    /**
     * Invoked before a new {@linkplain Files#walkFileTree(Path, java.util.Set, int, java.nio.file.FileVisitor) file
     * tree walk} is started. Stateful PathConditions can reset their state when this method is called.
     */
    void beforeFileTreeWalk();

    /**
     * Returns {@code true} if the specified candidate path should be deleted, {@code false} otherwise.
     * 
     * @param baseDir the directory from where to start scanning for deletion candidate files
     * @param relativePath the candidate for deletion. This path is relative to the baseDir.
     * @param attrs attributes of the candidate path
     * @return whether the candidate path should be deleted
     */
    boolean accept(final Path baseDir, final Path relativePath, final BasicFileAttributes attrs);
}