IData.java

/**
 * Copyright (C) 2007 - 2016 52°North Initiative for Geospatial Open Source
 * Software GmbH
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package org.n52.wps.io.data;

import java.io.Serializable;

public interface IData extends Serializable {
	public Object getPayload();
	
	/*
	 * Inheriting classes shall indicate which class they support.
	 * For special cases like Grass, it is recommended to
	 * Create your own wrapper class, for e.g. a File in the filesystem.
	*/
	public abstract Class<?> getSupportedClass();
}