gradle-master/subprojects/tooling-api/src/main/java/org/gradle/tooling/model/eclipse/AccessRule.java
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package org.gradle.tooling.model.eclipse;

/**
 * Access rule associated with an Eclipse classpath entry.
 *
 * @see <a href="http://help.eclipse.org/mars/topic/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/jdt/core/IAccessRule.html">IAccessRule Javadoc</a>
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface AccessRule {

    /**
     * Returns the encoded type of the access rule. The meaning of the values:
     * <ul>
     *     <li>0: the rule defines accessible paths</li>
     *     <li>1: the rule defines inaccessible paths</li>
     *     <li>2: the rule defines discouraged paths</li>
     * </ul>
     *
     * @return The type of this access rule.
     */
    int getKind();

    /**
     * Returns the file pattern of this access rule.
     *
     * @return The file pattern of this access rule.
     */
    String getPattern();
}
