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1   /*
2    * Grapht, an open source dependency injector.
3    * Copyright 2014-2015 various contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS.txt)
4    * Copyright 2010-2014 Regents of the University of Minnesota
5    *
6    * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
7    * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
8    * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
9    * License, or (at your option) any later version.
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14   * details.
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19   */
20  package org.grouplens.grapht.context;
21  
22  /**
23   * Multiplicity of element matches - how many times may/must an element match?
24   * @author <a href="http://www.grouplens.org">GroupLens Research</a>
25   */
26  public enum Multiplicity {
27      /**
28       * Match exactly once.
29       */
30      ONE {
31          @Override
32          public boolean isOptional() {
33              return false;
34          }
35  
36          @Override
37          public boolean isConsumed() {
38              return true;
39          }
40      },
41      /**
42       * Match zero or more times.
43       */
44      ZERO_OR_MORE {
45          @Override
46          public boolean isOptional() {
47              return true;
48          }
49  
50          @Override
51          public boolean isConsumed() {
52              return false;
53          }
54      };
55  
56      public abstract boolean isOptional();
57      public abstract boolean isConsumed();
58  }