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019package org.apache.shiro.web.filter.mgt;
020
021import javax.servlet.Filter;
022import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
023import java.util.List;
024
025/**
026 * A {@code NamedFilterList} is a {@code List} of {@code Filter} instances that is uniquely identified by a
027 * {@link #getName() name}.  It has the ability to generate new {@link FilterChain} instances reflecting this list's
028 * filter order via the {@link #proxy proxy} method.
029 *
030 * @since 1.0
031 */
032public interface NamedFilterList extends List<Filter> {
033
034    /**
035     * Returns the configuration-unique name assigned to this {@code Filter} list.
036     *
037     * @return the configuration-unique name assigned to this {@code Filter} list.
038     */
039    String getName();
040
041    /**
042     * Returns a new {@code FilterChain} instance that will first execute this list's {@code Filter}s (in list order)
043     * and end with the execution of the given {@code filterChain} instance.
044     *
045     * @param filterChain the {@code FilterChain} instance to execute after this list's {@code Filter}s have executed.
046     * @return a new {@code FilterChain} instance that will first execute this list's {@code Filter}s (in list order)
047     * and end with the execution of the given {@code filterChain} instance.
048     */
049    FilterChain proxy(FilterChain filterChain);
050}