GenericArtifactFilter (WSO2 Carbon - Governance 4.8.36 API)

```
public interface GenericArtifactFilter
```
This interface represents a mechanism to filter that can be used to identify a artifact from a given set of artifacts.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`matches(GenericArtifact artifact)`	Whether the given artifact matches the expected filter criteria.

- Method Detail
  - matches
```
boolean matches(GenericArtifact artifact)
         throws GovernanceException
```
    Whether the given artifact matches the expected filter criteria.
    
    Parameters:
    
    artifact - the artifact.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a match was found or false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    GovernanceException - if the operation failed.