Smack/source/org/jivesoftware/smack/filter/PacketFilter.java

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package org.jivesoftware.smack.filter;
import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Packet;
/**
* Defines a way to filter packets for particular attributes. Packet filters are
* used when constructing packet listeners or collectors -- the filter defines
* what packets match the criteria of the collector or listener for further
* packet processing.<p>
*
* Several pre-defined filters are defined. These filters can be logically combined
* for more complex packet filtering by using the
* {@link org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.AndFilter AndFilter} and
* {@link org.jivesoftware.smack.filter.OrFilter OrFilter} filters. It's also possible
* to define your own filters by implementing this interface. The code example below
* creates a trivial filter for packets with a specific ID.
*
* <pre>
* // Use an anonymous inner class to define a packet filter that returns
* // all packets that have a packet ID of "RS145".
* PacketFilter myFilter = new PacketFilter() {
* public boolean accept(Packet packet) {
* return "RS145".equals(packet.getPacketID());
* }
* };
* // Create a new packet collector using the filter we created.
* PacketCollector myCollector = packetReader.createPacketCollector(myFilter);
* </pre>
*
* @see org.jivesoftware.smack.PacketCollector
* @see org.jivesoftware.smack.PacketListener
* @author Matt Tucker
*/
public interface PacketFilter {
/**
* Tests whether or not the specified packet should pass the filter.
*
* @param packet the packet to test.
* @return true if and only if <tt>packet</tt> passes the filter.
*/
public boolean accept(Packet packet);
}