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020package ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.api;
021
022import ca.uhn.fhir.interceptor.model.RequestPartitionId;
023import jakarta.annotation.Nonnull;
024import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IAnyResource;
025
026import java.util.List;
027
028public interface IMdmMatchFinderSvc {
029
030        /**
031         * Retrieve a list of possible target candidates for matching, based on the given {@link IAnyResource}
032         * Internally, performs all MDM matching rules on the type of the resource.
033         *
034         * @param theResourceType the type of the resource.
035         * @param theResource the resource that we are attempting to find matches for.
036         * @return a List of {@link MatchedTarget} representing POSSIBLE_MATCH and MATCH outcomes.
037         */
038        @Nonnull
039        List<MatchedTarget> getMatchedTargets(
040                        String theResourceType, IAnyResource theResource, RequestPartitionId theRequestPartitionId);
041}