54 lines
1.8 KiB
Java
54 lines
1.8 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;
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/**
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* Interface that converts generic objects into types and back.
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*
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* @param <T> The specific type.
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* @author Kristian
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*/
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public interface EquivalentConverter<T> {
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/**
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* Retrieve a copy of the generic type from a specific type.
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* <p>
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* This is usually a native net.minecraft.server type in Minecraft.
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*
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* @param specific - the specific type we need to copy.
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* @return A copy of the specific type.
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*/
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Object getGeneric(T specific);
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/**
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* Retrieve a copy of the specific type using an instance of the generic type.
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* <p>
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* This is usually a wrapper type in the Bukkit API or ProtocolLib API.
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*
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* @param generic - the generic type.
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* @return The new specific type.
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*/
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T getSpecific(Object generic);
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/**
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* Due to type erasure, we need to explicitly keep a reference to the specific type.
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*
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* @return The specific type.
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*/
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Class<T> getSpecificType();
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} |