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-/*
- * Rhynodge - Trigger.java - Copyright © 2013 David Roden
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package net.pterodactylus.rhynodge;
-
-import net.pterodactylus.rhynodge.states.FileState;
-
-/**
- * A trigger determines whether two different states actually warrant a change
- * trigger. For example, two {@link FileState}s might contain different file
- * sizes but a trigger might only care about whether the file appeared or
- * disappeared since the last check.
- *
- * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
- */
-public interface Trigger {
-
- /**
- * Merges the current state into the previous state, returning the merged
- * state.
- *
- * @param previousState
- * The previous state of the system
- * @param currentState
- * The current state of a system
- * @return The new state, containing a meaningful merge between the previous
- * and the current state
- */
- State mergeStates(State previousState, State currentState);
-
- /**
- * Checks whether the states given to {@link #mergeStates(State, State)}
- * warrant a change trigger.
- *
- * @return {@code true} if the states given to
- * {@link #mergeStates(State, State)} warrant a change trigger,
- * {@code false} otherwise
- */
- boolean triggers();
-
-}