StateCharacteristicFactory.java

/* 
 * Copyright (C) 2014 GG-Net GmbH - Oliver Günther.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 */
package eu.ggnet.statemachine;

/**
 * A Factory for the {@link StateMachine} to create {@link StateCharacteristic} from an original Object.
 *
 * @author oliver.guenther
 */
public interface StateCharacteristicFactory<T> {


    /**
     * A factory Method. Maybe put it in an extra interface.
     *
     * @param t an instance.
     * @return a Characterisation
     */
    StateCharacteristic<T> characterize(T t);
}