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package org.drools.examples.conway.patterns;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* A <code>ConwayPattern</code> describes the state of a conway grid.
* <code>ConwayPattern</code> objects are useful for persisting grid states
* for recall later.
*/
public interface ConwayPattern
extends
Serializable {
/**
* This method should return a 2 dimensional array of boolean that represent
* a conway grid, with <code>true</code> values in the positions where
* cells are alive
*
* @return array representing a conway grid
*/
public boolean[][] getPattern();
/**
* @return the name of this pattern
*/
public String getPatternName();
}