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package org.springframework.data.jpa.domain;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaQuery;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;
/**
* Specification in the sense of Domain Driven Design.
*
* @author Oliver Gierke
* @author Thomas Darimont
*/
public interface Specification {
/**
* Creates a WHERE clause for a query of the referenced entity in form of a {@link Predicate} for the given
* {@link Root} and {@link CriteriaQuery}.
*
* @param root
* @param query
* @return a {@link Predicate}, must not be {@literal null}.
*/
Predicate toPredicate(Root root, CriteriaQuery query, CriteriaBuilder cb);
}