1 package org.molwind.model;
2
3 /*
4 * This file is part of Molwind.
5 *
6 * Molwind is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 * (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * Molwind is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with Molwind. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 */
19
20 /**
21 * PartialMatch represents an interface for relationships that can be
22 * matched partially.
23 *
24 * @author <a href="mailto:oliver.karch@molwind.org">Oliver Karch</a>
25 * @version 1.0
26 */
27 public interface PartialMatch {
28
29 /**
30 * Match the given relationship.
31 *
32 * @param relation
33 * the relationship to match
34 * @return
35 * true if this relationship matches the given one
36 */
37 boolean matches(Relationship relation);
38
39 }