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package org.eclipse.jgit.ignore.internal;

Generic string matcher
/**
 * Generic string matcher
 */
public interface IMatcher {

	
Matcher that does not match any pattern.
/**
	 * Matcher that does not match any pattern.
	 */
	public static final IMatcher NO_MATCH = new IMatcher() {
		@Override
		public boolean matches(String path, boolean assumeDirectory,
				boolean pathMatch) {
			return false;
		}

		@Override
		public boolean matches(String segment, int startIncl, int endExcl) {
			return false;
		}
	};

	
Matches entire given string
Params:
path – 
           string which is not null, but might be empty
assumeDirectory – 
           true to assume this path as directory (even if it doesn't end
           with a slash)
pathMatch –  true if the match is for the full path: prefix-only matches are not allowed, and NameMatchers must match only the last component (if they can -- they may not, if they are anchored at the beginning)
Returns:
true if this matcher pattern matches given string/**
	 * Matches entire given string
	 *
	 * @param path
	 *            string which is not null, but might be empty
	 * @param assumeDirectory
	 *            true to assume this path as directory (even if it doesn't end
	 *            with a slash)
	 * @param pathMatch
	 *            {@code true} if the match is for the full path: prefix-only
	 *            matches are not allowed, and
	 *            {@link org.eclipse.jgit.ignore.internal.NameMatcher}s must
	 *            match only the last component (if they can -- they may not, if
	 *            they are anchored at the beginning)
	 * @return true if this matcher pattern matches given string
	 */
	boolean matches(String path, boolean assumeDirectory, boolean pathMatch);

	
Matches only part of given string
Params:
segment – 
           string which is not null, but might be empty
startIncl – 
           start index, inclusive
endExcl – 
           end index, exclusive
Returns:
true if this matcher pattern matches given string/**
	 * Matches only part of given string
	 *
	 * @param segment
	 *            string which is not null, but might be empty
	 * @param startIncl
	 *            start index, inclusive
	 * @param endExcl
	 *            end index, exclusive
	 * @return true if this matcher pattern matches given string
	 */
	boolean matches(String segment, int startIncl, int endExcl);
}