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package org.snmp4j.agent.mo;

import org.snmp4j.agent.ManagedObject;
import org.snmp4j.agent.request.SubRequest;

/**
 * The {@code MOFilter} interface can be used to filter
 * {@link ManagedObject}s.
 *
 * @author Frank Fock
 * @version 3.1.0
 * @since 1.12
 */
public interface MOFilter {

    /**
     * Checks whether the given {@link ManagedObject} passes this filter.
     *
     * @param mo
     *         a ManagedObject instance.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if it passes the filter, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    boolean passesFilter(ManagedObject<?> mo);

}
