src/main/java/org/apache/sling/resource/filter/ResourceFilter.java

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package org.apache.sling.resource.filter;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.function.Predicate;

import org.apache.sling.api.resource.Resource;

public interface ResourceFilter {

    /**
     * Creates a Predicate<Resource> based on the scripted matching
     * 
     * @param filter
     * @return
     * @throws ResourceFilterException
     */
    public Predicate<Resource> parse(String filter) throws ResourceFilterException;

    /**
     * Creates a Predicate<Resource> based on the scripted matching
     * 
     * @param filter
     * @param charEncoding
     * @return
     * @throws ResourceFilterException
     */
    public Predicate<Resource> parse(String filter, String charEncoding) throws ResourceFilterException;

    /**
     * Add a series of key - value pairs that can then be evaluated as part of the
     * filter creation
     * 
     * @param params
     * @return this
     */
    public abstract ResourceFilter addParams(Map<String, Object> params);

    /**
     * Add a key - value pair that can then be evaluated as part of the filter
     * creation
     * 
     * @param params
     * @return this
     */
    public abstract ResourceFilter addParam(String key, Object value);
}