# slixmpp.xmlstream.matcher.base
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
# Part of Slixmpp: The Slick XMPP Library
# :copyright: (c) 2011 Nathanael C. Fritz
# :license: MIT, see LICENSE for more details

class MatcherBase(object):

    """
    Base class for stanza matchers. Stanza matchers are used to pick
    stanzas out of the XML stream and pass them to the appropriate
    stream handlers.

    :param criteria: Object to compare some aspect of a stanza against.
    """

    def __init__(self, criteria):
        self._criteria = criteria

    def match(self, xml):
        """Check if a stanza matches the stored criteria.

        Meant to be overridden.
        """
        return False