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package org.apache.jena.atlas.data;

public interface ThresholdPolicy<E>
{
    /**
     * Call this method each time to increment the policy's threshold count.
     * @param item The item that was added.
     */
    void increment(E item);
    
    /**
     * Determines whether or not the configured threshold has been exceeded for this policy.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the threshold has been reached; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    boolean isThresholdExceeded();
    
    /**
     * Reset the policy back to the initial state.
     */
    void reset();
}
