/*
* Copyright (C) 2010 Brockmann Consult GmbH (info@brockmann-consult.de)
*
* 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 com.bc.ceres.core;
/**
* Objects implementing this interface can be dynamically extended.
*
* @author Norman Fomferra
* @version $Revision$ $Date$
*/
public interface Extensible {
/**
* Gets the extension for this object corresponding to a specified extension
* type.
*
* @param extensionType the extension type.
* @return the extension for this object corresponding to the specified type,
* or {@code null} if an extension of type {@code extensionType} cannot be delivered.
*/
<E> E getExtension(Class<E> extensionType);
}