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 * Copyright (c) 2008-2020, Hazelcast, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 *
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package com.hazelcast.query;

import com.hazelcast.internal.serialization.BinaryInterface;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Represents a map entry predicate. Implementations of this interface are basic
 * building blocks for performing queries on map entries.
 * 
 * Implementations must be thread-safe, since the {@link #apply}
 * method may be called by multiple threads concurrently.
 *
 * @param  the type of keys the predicate operates on.
 * @param  the type of values the predicate operates on.
 */
@BinaryInterface
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Predicate extends Serializable {

    /**
     * Applies this predicate to the given map entry.
     * 
     * Implementations must be thread-safe, since this method may be
     * called by multiple threads concurrently.
     *
     * @param mapEntry the map entry to apply this predicate to.
     * @return {@code true} if the given map entry matches this predicate,
     * {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean apply(Map.Entry mapEntry);

}