1 //
2 // Copyright (c) 2004, International Decision Systems
3 // all rights reserved
4 /*
5 * Copyright (c) 2004 International Decision Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
6 *
7 * By using this Software, You acknowledge that the Software is a valuable asset
8 * and trade secret of either International Decision Systems, Inc. ("IDSI") or a
9 * third party supplier of IDSI and constitutes confidential and proprietary
10 * information.
11 *
12 * NEITHER IDSI NOR ANY AGENT OR PERSON ACTING FOR OR WITH IDSI HAS MADE OR DOES
13 * MAKE ANY STATEMENTS, AFFIRMATIONS, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER
14 * TO YOU, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE SOFTWARE, THE QUALITY OR
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19 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND TITLE,
20 * USE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT; ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED.
21 */
22 package net.sourceforge.addam.ddlrun.filters;
23
24 import java.util.List;
25 import java.util.Iterator;
26
27 /**
28 * Used to look through a list of scripts or scriptGroups and determine which ones should be executed.
29 *
30 * @author TIM3
31 * @since Mar 5, 2005
32 */
33 public interface Filter {
34
35 public Iterator getIterator(List collection);
36
37 /**
38 * ignore any line beginning with --
39 */
40 public final String COMMENT_PREFIX = "--";
41 }