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 * Copyright (c) 2015 Cinchapi Inc.
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package com.cinchapi.common.base;

/**
 * A semantic definition of "empty" for all objects of a specific type.
 * 
 * @author Jeff Nelson
 * @deprecated see the {@link com.cinchapi.describe.Empty} construct for preferred usage
 */
@FunctionalInterface
@Deprecated
public interface EmptyDefinition {

    /**
     * Return {@code true} if this definition of "empty" is met by
     * {@code object}.
     * 
     * @param object the object to test for "emptiness"
     * @return {@code true} if {@code object} is considered to be semantically
     *         empty
     */
    public boolean metBy(T object);

}