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+/*
+ * $Header: /cvshome/build/org.osgi.framework/src/org/osgi/framework/Filter.java,v 1.16 2007/02/21 16:49:05 hargrave Exp $
+ * 
+ * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2000, 2007). All Rights Reserved.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+module org.osgi.framework.Filter;
+import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
+
+import java.lang.all;
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+
+/**
+ * An RFC 1960-based Filter.
+ * <p>
+ * <code>Filter</code> objects can be created by calling
+ * {@link BundleContext#createFilter} with the chosen filter string.
+ * <p>
+ * A <code>Filter</code> object can be used numerous times to determine if the
+ * match argument matches the filter string that was used to create the
+ * <code>Filter</code> object.
+ * <p>
+ * Some examples of LDAP filters are:
+ * 
+ * <pre>
+ *  &quot;(cn=Babs Jensen)&quot;
+ *  &quot;(!(cn=Tim Howes))&quot;
+ *  &quot;(&amp;(&quot; + Constants.OBJECTCLASS + &quot;=Person)(|(sn=Jensen)(cn=Babs J*)))&quot;
+ *  &quot;(o=univ*of*mich*)&quot;
+ * </pre>
+ * 
+ * @since 1.1
+ * @see "Core Specification, section 5.5, for a description of the filter string
+ *      syntax."
+ * @ThreadSafe
+ * @version $Revision: 1.16 $
+ */
+public interface Filter {
+    /**
+     * Filter using a service's properties.
+     * <p>
+     * The filter is executed using the keys and values of the referenced
+     * service's properties. The keys are case insensitively matched with the
+     * filter.
+     * 
+     * @param reference The reference to the service whose properties are used
+     *        in the match.
+     * 
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the service's properties match this
+     *         filter; <code>false</code> otherwise.
+     */
+    public bool match(ServiceReference reference);
+
+    /**
+     * Filter using a <code>Dictionary</code> object. The Filter is executed
+     * using the <code>Dictionary</code> object's keys and values. The keys
+     * are case insensitively matched with the filter.
+     * 
+     * @param dictionary The <code>Dictionary</code> object whose keys are
+     *        used in the match.
+     * 
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Dictionary</code> object's
+     *         keys and values match this filter; <code>false</code>
+     *         otherwise.
+     * 
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException If <code>dictionary</code> contains
+     *         case variants of the same key name.
+     */
+    public bool match(Dictionary dictionary);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns this <code>Filter</code> object's filter string.
+     * <p>
+     * The filter string is normalized by removing whitespace which does not
+     * affect the meaning of the filter.
+     * 
+     * @return Filter string.
+     */
+    public String toString();
+
+    /**
+     * Compares this <code>Filter</code> object to another object.
+     * 
+     * @param obj The object to compare against this <code>Filter</code>
+     *        object.
+     * 
+     * @return If the other object is a <code>Filter</code> object, then
+     *         returns <code>this.toString().equals(obj.toString()</code>;<code>false</code>
+     *         otherwise.
+     */
+    public bool equals(Object obj);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the hashCode for this <code>Filter</code> object.
+     * 
+     * @return The hashCode of the filter string; that is,
+     *         <code>this.toString().hashCode()</code>.
+     */
+    public int hashCode();
+
+    /**
+     * Filter with case sensitivity using a <code>Dictionary</code> object.
+     * The Filter is executed using the <code>Dictionary</code> object's keys
+     * and values. The keys are case sensitively matched with the filter.
+     * 
+     * @param dictionary The <code>Dictionary</code> object whose keys are
+     *        used in the match.
+     * 
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Dictionary</code> object's
+     *         keys and values match this filter; <code>false</code>
+     *         otherwise.
+     * 
+     * @since 1.3
+     */
+    public bool matchCase(Dictionary dictionary);
+}