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package org.uberfire.ext.security.management.search;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.uberfire.ext.security.management.api.AbstractEntityManager;

public interface RuntimeSearchEngine<T> {

    /**
     * <p>Perform a search using the given search request constraints over a collection of entities.</p>
     * @param entities The entities collection used as search source.
     * @param request The search constraints. If search pattern is <code>null</code> or empty, the result must contains all the entities from the source collection.
     * @return The search response.
     */
    AbstractEntityManager.SearchResponse<T> search(Collection<T> entities,
                                                   AbstractEntityManager.SearchRequest request);
}
