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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.help.webapp;

import java.io.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

/**
 * Filter for filtering out content of help documents delivered to the client
 * @since 3.4
 */
public interface IFilter {
	/**
	 * Filters OutputStream out
	 *
	 * @param req
	 *            HTTPServletRequest for resource being filtered; filter's logic
	 *            might differ depending on the request
	 * @param out
	 *            original OutputStream
	 * @return filtered OutputStream
	 */
	OutputStream filter(HttpServletRequest req, OutputStream out);
}