// $Id: ControlMech.java 12950 2007-07-01 08:10:04Z tfmorris $
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package org.argouml.cognitive;
/**
* A ControlMech determines when a Critic should be active. New
* ControlMech's can be added to add value to existing Critic's. Each
* ControlMech implements a isRelevant() predicate that determines if a
* given critic is relevant to a given Designer at the current
* time.
*
* @author Jason Robbins
*/
// TODO: Do all these classes need to be in their own files? public?
public interface ControlMech {
/**
* @param c the critic
* @param d the designer
* @return true f the critic is relevant for the given designer
*/
boolean isRelevant(Critic c, Designer d);
}