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Service API to watch changes on files/directories.

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/*Copyright (C) 2017 Roland Hauser, 

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package ch.sourcepond.io.fileobserver.api;

import java.nio.file.PathMatcher;

/**
 * An object which can be used to restrict which {@link DispatchKey} can be handled by a specific {@link PathChangeListener}.
 */
public interface SimpleDispatchRestriction {

    /**
     * Adds a new {@link PathMatcher}, which matches the pattern specified to this restriction.
     * For instance, pattern "glob:∗∗/∗.jpg" would match any path ending with
     * "jpg", see {@link java.nio.file.FileSystem#getPathMatcher(String)} for further information.
     *
     * @param pSyntaxAndPattern The syntax and the pattern, must not be {@code null}
     * @return The newly created {@link PathMatcher}, never {@code null}
     */
    PathMatcher addPathMatcher(String pSyntaxAndPattern);

    /**
     * Adds the custom {@link PathMatcher} specified to this restriction.
     *
     * @param pCustomMatcher A custom matcher, must not be {@code null}
     * @return The matcher passed as argument, never {@code null}
     */
    PathMatcher addPathMatcher(PathMatcher pCustomMatcher);
}