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package org.immutables.criteria.matcher;

/**
 * Simple {@code OR} statement without arguments. Used to build
 * disjunctive normal form fluent DSL.
 * Contrary to {@link OrMatcher} does not have any arguments.
 *
 * @param  root type
 */
public interface Disjunction extends Matcher {

  /**
   * Builds a disjunction with boolean {@code OR}.
   *
   * By default, boolean expressions are combined using
   * disjunctive normal form.
   * @return new root criteria with updated expression
   */
  default R or() {
    return Matchers.extract(this).or().root().create();
  }
}