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package org.apache.camel.component.feed;


/**
 * Filter used by the {@link org.apache.camel.component.feed.FeedEntryPollingConsumer} to filter entries
 * from the feed.
 *
 * @version $Revision: 1934 $
 */
public interface EntryFilter {

    /**
     * Tests to be used as filtering the feed for only entries of interest, such as only new entries, etc.
     *
     * @param endpoint  the endpoint
     * @param feed      the feed
     * @param entry     the given entry to filter
     * @return  <tt>true</tt> to include the entry, <ff>false</tt> to skip it
     */
    boolean isValidEntry(FeedEndpoint endpoint, Object feed, Object entry);

}
