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package org.apache.servicemix.jbi.resolver;

import javax.jbi.messaging.MessageExchange;
import javax.jbi.servicedesc.ServiceEndpoint;

/**
 * Represents a filter used to exclude endpoints before choosing which endpoint to use
 *
 * @version $Revision: 359151 $
 */
public interface EndpointFilter {

    /**
     * Performs the filter on the endpoint returning true if the endpoint is suitable, based on some
     * capabilities evaluation or false if the endpoint should be ignored.
     */
    public boolean evaluate(ServiceEndpoint endpoint, MessageExchange exchange);
}
