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  * Copyright 2007-2008 The Kuali Foundation

  * 

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

  * 

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 package org.kuali.rice.kns.rule;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.Note;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.document.Document;

 /**

  * Defines a rule which gets invoked immediately before a document has a note added to it.

  * 

  * 

  */

 public interface AddNoteRule extends BusinessRule {

     /**

      * This method is responsible for housing business rules that need to be checked before a note is added to a document.

      * 

      * @param document

      * @param note

      * @return false if the rule fails

      */

     public boolean processAddNote(Document document, Note note);

 }