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017    package org.apache.geronimo.system.configuration.condition;
018    
019    /**
020     * Provides a simple facility to evaluate condition expressions.
021     *
022     * @version $Rev: 476049 $ $Date: 2006-11-16 23:35:17 -0500 (Thu, 16 Nov 2006) $
023     */
024    public interface ConditionParser
025    {
026        /**
027         * Evaluate a condition expression.
028         *
029         * @param expression    The condition expression to evaluate; must not be null
030         * @return              True if the condition is satisfied
031         *
032         * @throws ConditionParserException     Failed to evaluate condition expression
033         */
034        boolean evaluate(String expression) throws ConditionParserException;
035    }