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017package org.apache.commons.pool2.impl;
018
019import org.apache.commons.pool2.PooledObject;
020
021/**
022 * To provide a custom eviction policy (i.e. something other than {@link
023 * DefaultEvictionPolicy} for a pool, users must provide an implementation of
024 * this interface that provides the required eviction policy.
025 *
026 * @param <T> the type of objects in the pool
027 *
028 * @since 2.0
029 */
030public interface EvictionPolicy<T> {
031
032    /**
033     * This method is called to test if an idle object in the pool should be
034     * evicted or not.
035     *
036     * @param config    The pool configuration settings related to eviction
037     * @param underTest The pooled object being tested for eviction
038     * @param idleCount The current number of idle objects in the pool including
039     *                      the object under test
040     * @return <code>true</code> if the object should be evicted, otherwise
041     *             <code>false</code>
042     */
043    boolean evict(EvictionConfig config, PooledObject<T> underTest, int idleCount);
044}