<?php

/*
 * $Id: FileSelector.php,v 1.4 2005/05/26 13:10:53 mrook Exp $
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/**
 * This is the interface to be used by all selectors.
 *
 * @author Hans Lellelid, hans@xmpl.org (Phing)
 * @author Bruce Atherton, bruce@callenish.com (Ant)
 * @package phing.types.selectors
 */
interface FileSelector {

    /**
     * Method that each selector will implement to create their
     * selection behaviour. If there is a problem with the setup
     * of a selector, it can throw a BuildException to indicate
     * the problem.
     *
     * @param basedir A PhingFile object for the base directory
     * @param filename The name of the file to check
     * @param file A PhingFile object for this filename
     * @return whether the file should be selected or not
     * @throws BuildException if the selector was not configured correctly
     */
    public function isSelected(PhingFile $basedir, $filename, PhingFile $file);

}

