--- /dev/null
+/*
+ * 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();
+
+}
*
* @author <a href="mailto:bombe@pterodactylus.net">David ‘Bombe’ Roden</a>
*/
-public class Sone {
+public class Sone implements Fingerprintable {
/** comparator that sorts Sones by their nice name. */
public static final Comparator<Sone> NICE_NAME_COMPARATOR = new Comparator<Sone>() {
return this;
}
+ //
+ // FINGERPRINTABLE METHODS
+ //
+
/**
- * Returns a fingerprint of this Sone. The fingerprint only depends on data
- * that is actually stored when a Sone is inserted. The fingerprint can be
- * used to detect changes in Sone data and can also be used to detect if
- * previous changes are reverted.
- *
- * @return The fingerprint of this Sone
+ * {@inheritDoc}
*/
+ @Override
public synchronized String getFingerprint() {
StringBuilder fingerprint = new StringBuilder();
fingerprint.append("Profile(");