001/*
002 * SonarQube
003 * Copyright (C) 2009-2017 SonarSource SA
004 * mailto:info AT sonarsource DOT com
005 *
006 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
007 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
008 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
009 * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
010 *
011 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
012 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
013 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
014 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
015 *
016 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
017 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
018 * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
019 */
020package org.sonar.api.scan.issue.filter;
021
022/**
023 * A filter chain is an object provided to issues filters for fine control over the filtering logic. Each filter has the choice to:
024 * <ul>
025 *  <li>Accept the issue</li>
026 *  <li>Reject the issue</li>
027 *  <li>Let downstream filters decide by passing the issue to the rest of the chain</li>
028 * </ul>
029 * 
030 * @since 5.3
031 */
032public interface IssueFilterChain {
033  /**
034   * Called by a filter to let downstream filters decide the fate of the issue
035   */
036  boolean accept(FilterableIssue issue);
037}