/*
* 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 .
*/
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 David ‘Bombe’ Roden
*/
public interface Fingerprintable {
/**
* Returns the fingerprint of this object.
*
* @return The fingerprint of this object
*/
public String getFingerprint();
}