org.apache.nifi.processor

Interface FlowFileFilter

public interface FlowFileFilter

FlowFileFilter provides a mechanism for selectively choosing which FlowFiles to obtain from a Processor's incoming connections.

Implementations of this interface need not be thread-safe.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	FlowFileFilter.FlowFileFilterResult Provides a result type to indicate whether or not a FlowFile should be selected

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FlowFileFilter.FlowFileFilterResult	filter(FlowFile flowFile) Indicates whether or not the given FlowFile should be selected and whether or not the Processor is interested in filtering additional FlowFiles

Method Detail

filter

FlowFileFilter.FlowFileFilterResult filter(FlowFile flowFile)

Indicates whether or not the given FlowFile should be selected and whether or not the Processor is interested in filtering additional FlowFiles

Parameters:

flowFile - to apply the filter to

Returns:

true if the given FlowFile should be selected and if Processor is interested in filtering additional FlowFiles