/*
* Copyright 2008 Tobias Hochwallner
*
* 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
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*
*/
package org.castor.core.nature;
/**
* Defines a marker interface that any class needs to implement that wants
* to allow natures to be layered on top.
*
* @see ClassInfo
* @see Nature
*
* @author Tobias Hochwallner, Sebastian Gabmeyer
* @since 1.2.1
*
*/
public interface NatureExtendable {
/**
* Checks if a specified nature has been added.
*
* @param nature the name of the nature.
* @return true if the specified nature was added.
*/
boolean hasNature(String nature);
/**
* Adds a specified nature.
*
* @param nature the name of the nature
*/
void addNature(String nature);
}