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/*
 * Copyright 2011 Lincoln Baxter, III
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 * 
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package org.ocpsoft.rewrite.config;

/**
 * A {@link Condition} capable of logical operations with other {@link Condition} objects.
 * 
 * @author Lincoln Baxter, III
 * 
 */
public interface ConditionBuilder extends Condition
{

   /**
    * Append a new {@link Condition} to this builder, which must evaluate to true in order for this composite
    * {@link Condition} to evaluate to true.
    */
   public ConditionBuilder and(final Condition condition);

   /**
    * Append a new {@link Condition} to this builder, which must not evaluate to true in order for this composite
    * {@link Condition} to evaluate to true.
    */
   public ConditionBuilder andNot(final Condition condition);

   /**
    * Append a new {@link Condition} to this builder. If either this or the given {@link Condition} evaluate to true,
    * the composite {@link Condition} will evaluate to true.
    */
   public ConditionBuilder or(final Condition condition);

   /**
    * Append a new {@link Condition} to this builder. If either this evaluates to true or the given {@link Condition}
    * evaluates to false, the composite {@link Condition} will evaluate to true.
    */
   public ConditionBuilder orNot(final Condition condition);
}