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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/features/FeatureMatcherI.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/features/FeatureMatcherI.java
index 078f4a4..9a18808 100644
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/features/FeatureMatcherI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/features/FeatureMatcherI.java
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Jalview - A Sequence Alignment Editor and Viewer ($$Version-Rel$$)
+ * Copyright (C) $$Year-Rel$$ The Jalview Authors
+ * 
+ * This file is part of Jalview.
+ * 
+ * Jalview is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License 
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *  
+ * Jalview is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty 
+ * of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Jalview.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * The Jalview Authors are detailed in the 'AUTHORS' file.
+ */
 package jalview.datamodel.features;
 
 import jalview.datamodel.SequenceFeature;
@@ -21,11 +41,33 @@ public interface FeatureMatcherI
   boolean matches(SequenceFeature feature);
 
   /**
-   * Answers the value key this matcher operates on
+   * Answers the attribute key this matcher operates on (or null if match is by
+   * Label or Score)
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  String[] getAttribute();
+
+  /**
+   * Answers true if match is against feature label (description), else false
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  boolean isByLabel();
+
+  /**
+   * Answers true if match is against feature score, else false
    * 
    * @return
    */
-  String[] getKey();
+  boolean isByScore();
+
+  /**
+   * Answers true if match is against a feature attribute (text or range)
+   * 
+   * @return
+   */
+  boolean isByAttribute();
 
   /**
    * Answers the match condition that is applied
@@ -33,4 +75,11 @@ public interface FeatureMatcherI
    * @return
    */
   MatcherI getMatcher();
+
+  /**
+   * Answers a string representation of this object suitable for use when
+   * persisting data, in a format that can be reliably read back. Any changes to
+   * the format should be backwards compatible.
+   */
+  String toStableString();
 }