43 lines
1.6 KiB
Java
43 lines
1.6 KiB
Java
/*
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* ProtocolLib - Bukkit server library that allows access to the Minecraft protocol.
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* Copyright (C) 2012 Kristian S. Stangeland
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*
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* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
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* GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
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* the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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*
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* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
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* without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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* See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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*
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program;
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* if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
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* 02111-1307 USA
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*/
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package com.comphenix.protocol.reflect.cloning;
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/**
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* Represents an object that is capable of cloning other objects.
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*
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* @author Kristian
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*/
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public interface Cloner {
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/**
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* Determine whether the current cloner can clone the given object.
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* @param source - the object that is being considered.
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* @return TRUE if this cloner can actually clone the given object, FALSE otherwise.
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*/
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boolean canClone(Object source);
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/**
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* Perform the clone.
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* <p>
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* This method should never be called unless a corresponding {@link #canClone(Object)} returns TRUE.
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* @param source - the value to clone.
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* @return A cloned value.
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* @throws IllegalArgumentException If this cloner cannot perform the clone.
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*/
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Object clone(Object source);
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}
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