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018 package org.apache.camel.builder;
019
020 import org.apache.camel.Exchange;
021 import org.apache.camel.Predicate;
022
023 /**
024 * A Factory of {@link Predicate} objects typically implemented by a builder such as @{XPathBuilder}
025 *
026 * @version $Revision: 521180 $
027 */
028 public interface PredicateFactory<E extends Exchange> {
029
030 /**
031 * Creates a predicate object
032 *
033 * @return the newly created expression object
034 */
035 public Predicate<E> createPredicate();
036 }