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/**
 * @file IReaderDataFilter.hpp
 *
 */

#ifndef FASTDDS_RTPS_INTERFACES__IREADERDATAFILTER_HPP
#define FASTDDS_RTPS_INTERFACES__IREADERDATAFILTER_HPP

#include <fastdds/rtps/common/CacheChange.hpp>
#include <fastdds/rtps/common/Guid.hpp>


namespace eprosima {
namespace fastdds {
namespace rtps {

/**
 * Abstract class IReaderDataFilter that acts as virtual interface for data filters in ReaderProxy.
 * @ingroup RTPS_MODULE
 */
class IReaderDataFilter
{
public:

    /**
     * This method checks whether a CacheChange_t is relevant for the specified reader
     * This callback should return always the same result given the same arguments
     * @param change The CacheChange_t to be evaluated
     * @param reader_guid remote reader GUID_t
     * @return true if relevant, false otherwise.
     */
    virtual bool is_relevant(
            const fastdds::rtps::CacheChange_t& change,
            const fastdds::rtps::GUID_t& reader_guid) const = 0;
};

} // namespace rtps
} // namespace fastdds
} // namespace eprosima

#endif // FASTDDS_RTPS_INTERFACES__IREADERDATAFILTER_HPP
