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package org.apache.commons.vfs2;

/**
 * Information about a file, that is used to select files during the traversal of a hierarchy.
 * 
 * TODO - Rename this interface, as it is used by both FileSelector and FileVisitor.
 * 
 */
public interface FileSelectInfo {

    /**
     * Returns the base folder of the traversal.
     *
     * @return FileObject representing the base folder.
     */
    FileObject getBaseFolder();

    /**
     * Returns the file (or folder) to be considered.
     *
     * @return The FileObject.
     */
    FileObject getFile();

    /**
     * Returns the depth of the file relative to the base folder.
     *
     * @return The depth of the file relative to the base folder.
     */
    int getDepth();
}