2 * collectd/java - org/collectd/api/CollectdMatchInterface.java
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22 package org.collectd.api;
25 * Interface for objects implementing a match method.
27 * These objects are instantiated using objects which implement the
28 * CollectdMatchFactoryInterface interface. They are not instantiated by the
31 * @author Florian Forster <octo at verplant.org>
32 * @see CollectdMatchFactoryInterface
33 * @see Collectd#registerMatch
35 public interface CollectdMatchInterface
38 * Callback method for matches.
40 * This method is called to decide whether or not a given ValueList
41 * matches or not. How this is determined is the is the main part of
44 * @return One of {@link Collectd#FC_MATCH_NO_MATCH} and {@link Collectd#FC_MATCH_MATCHES}.
45 * @see CollectdMatchFactoryInterface
47 public int match (DataSet ds, ValueList vl);
48 } /* public interface CollectdMatchInterface */