1 /*
2 * EL4J, the Extension Library for the J2EE, adds incremental enhancements to
3 * the spring framework, http://el4j.sf.net
4 * Copyright (C) 2006 by ELCA Informatique SA, Av. de la Harpe 22-24,
5 * 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland, http://www.elca.ch
6 *
7 * EL4J is published under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
8 * Version 2.1. See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
9 *
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 *
15 * For alternative licensing, please contact info@elca.ch
16 */
17 package ch.elca.el4j.services.xmlmerge;
18
19 import org.jdom.Element;
20
21 /**
22 * Compares two elements to know if they correspond for merging.
23 *
24 * @svnLink $Revision: 3880 $;$Date: 2009-08-04 15:17:52 +0200 (Di, 04. Aug 2009) $;$Author: swismer $;$URL: https://el4j.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/el4j/branches/el4j_3_1/el4j/framework/modules/xml_merge/common/src/main/java/ch/elca/el4j/services/xmlmerge/Matcher.java $
25 *
26 * @author Laurent Bovet (LBO)
27 * @author Alex Mathey (AMA)
28 */
29 public interface Matcher extends Operation {
30
31 /**
32 * Compares two elements to know if they correspond for merging.
33 *
34 * @param originalElement Original element
35 * @param patchElement Patch element
36 * @return True if the two elements correspond for merging
37 */
38 boolean matches(Element originalElement, Element patchElement);
39 }