Add basic pattern matching

Adds a basic pattern matching implementation. Not perfect, but pretty
good, considering what we have to work with

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diff --git a/base/src/main/java/bjc/utils/patterns/Pattern.java b/base/src/main/java/bjc/utils/patterns/Pattern.java
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+package bjc.utils.patterns;
+
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.function.*;
+import java.util.regex.*;
+
+import bjc.data.*;
+
+/**
+ * A simpler version of ComplexPattern, which always applies against Object
+ * 
+ * @author Ben Culkin
+ *
+ * @param <ReturnType> The type returned by the pattern.
+ * @param <PredType> The state type returned by the predicate.
+ */
+public interface Pattern<ReturnType, PredType>
+	extends ComplexPattern<ReturnType, PredType, Object> {	
+	/* Pattern factory methods */
+}
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