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1   /**
2    * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
3    * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
4    *
5    * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
6    * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
7    * the Eclipse Foundation
8    *
9    *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
10   *
11   * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
12   * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
13   */
14  package ch.qos.logback.core.spi;
15  
16  import java.util.List;
17  
18  import ch.qos.logback.core.filter.Filter;
19  
20  /**
21   * Interface for attaching filters to objects.
22   * 
23   * @author Ceki Gülcü
24   */
25  public interface FilterAttachable<E> {
26      /**
27       * Add a filter.
28       */
29      void addFilter(Filter<E> newFilter);
30  
31      void clearAllFilters();
32  
33      /**
34       * Get a copy of all the filters contained within this FilterAttachable object.
35       * 
36       * @return all attached filters as a list
37       */
38      List<Filter<E>> getCopyOfAttachedFiltersList();
39  
40      /**
41       * Loop through the filters in the chain. As soon as a filter decides on ACCEPT
42       * or DENY, then that value is returned. If all of the filters return NEUTRAL,
43       * then NEUTRAL is returned.
44       */
45      FilterReply getFilterChainDecision(E event);
46  }