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+/*
+ * Sone - Fingerprintable.java - Copyright © 2011 David Roden
+ *
+ * This program 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.
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package net.pterodactylus.sone.data;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for objects that can create a fingerprint of themselves, e.g. to
+ * detect modifications. The fingerprint should only contain original
+ * information; derived information should not be included.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
+ */
+public interface Fingerprintable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the fingerprint of this object.
+	 *
+	 * @return The fingerprint of this object
+	 */
+	public String getFingerprint();
+
+}