/**
 * This file is part of xss-jpa.
 *
 * Copyright 2012 Sebastian Schmelzer
 * http://xss.nu/
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */
package nu.xss.jpa.query.filter;

import java.util.Set;

import javax.persistence.criteria.CriteriaBuilder;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Predicate;
import javax.persistence.criteria.Root;

/**
 * The Interface Filter.
 */
public interface Filter {
	
	/**
	 * Builds the filters.
	 * 
	 * @param cb
	 *            the cb
	 * @param from
	 *            the from
	 */
	void buildFilters(CriteriaBuilder cb, Root<?> from);
	
	/**
	 * Gets the predicates.
	 * 
	 * @return the predicates
	 */
	Set<Predicate> getPredicates();

}