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package net.sf.expectit.matcher;

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import net.sf.expectit.Result;

/**
 * A matcher for expect operations.
 *
 * @param  the result type
 * @author Alexey Gavrilov
 */
public interface Matcher {
    /**
     * Matches the input string.
     *
     * @param input the current state of the input buffer
     * @param isEof indicates the input has reached the end, or closed.
     * @return the match result
     */
    R matches(String input, boolean isEof);
}