/*
 * FindBugs - Find bugs in Java programs
 * Copyright (C) 2003-2005, University of Maryland
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.filter;

import java.io.IOException;

import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.BugInstance;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.xml.XMLOutput;

Match BugInstances for some feature.
Author:
David Hovemeyer/**
 * Match BugInstances for some feature.
 *
 * @author David Hovemeyer
 */
public interface Matcher {
    
Determine whether or not the given BugInstance has the feature this
Matcher tests for.
Params:
bugInstance – 
           the BugInstance
Returns:
true if the BugInstance matches, false if not/**
     * Determine whether or not the given BugInstance has the feature this
     * Matcher tests for.
     *
     * @param bugInstance
     *            the BugInstance
     * @return true if the BugInstance matches, false if not
     */
    public boolean match(BugInstance bugInstance);

    public void writeXML(XMLOutput xmlOutput, boolean disabled) throws IOException;
}