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016
017package org.springframework.web.servlet.handler;
018
019import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
020
021import org.springframework.web.servlet.HandlerMapping;
022
023/**
024 * Additional interface that a {@link HandlerMapping} can implement to expose
025 * a request matching API aligned with its internal request matching
026 * configuration and implementation.
027 *
028 * @author Rossen Stoyanchev
029 * @since 4.3.1
030 * @see HandlerMappingIntrospector
031 */
032public interface MatchableHandlerMapping extends HandlerMapping {
033
034        /**
035         * Determine whether the given request matches the request criteria.
036         * @param request the current request
037         * @param pattern the pattern to match
038         * @return the result from request matching, or {@code null} if none
039         */
040        RequestMatchResult match(HttpServletRequest request, String pattern);
041
042}