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package org.netbeans.lib.cvsclient.util;

import java.io.*;

/**
 * interface for recognizing if the local files are to be ignored.
 * Implements the functionality of the .cvsignore files..
 *
 * @author  Milos Kleint
 */
public interface IgnoreFileFilter {

    /**
     * A file is checked against the patterns in the filter.
     * If any of these matches, the file should be ignored.
     *
     * @param directory is a file object that refers to the directory the file resides in.
     * @param noneCvsFile is the name of the file to be checked.
     */
    boolean shouldBeIgnored(File directory, String noneCvsFile);
}