/**
* Copyright (C) 2002-2012 The FreeCol Team
*
* This file is part of FreeCol.
*
* FreeCol 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 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* FreeCol 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 FreeCol. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package net.sf.freecol.common.model;
/**
* An object that can be put in a <code>Location</code>.
*/
public interface Locatable {
/**
* Sets the location for this <code>Locatable</code>.
* @param newLocation The new <code>Location</code> for the <code>Locatable</code>.
*/
public void setLocation(Location newLocation);
/**
* Gets the location of this <code>Locatable</code>.
* @return The location of this <code>Locatable</code>.
*/
public Location getLocation();
/**
* Returns the <code>Tile</code> where this <code>Locatable</code> is located,
* or <code>null</code> if it's location is <code>Europe</code>.
*
* @return The Tile where this Unit is located. Or null if
* its location is Europe.
*/
public Tile getTile();
/**
* Gets the amount of space this <code>Locatable</code> take.
* @return The space it takes on a carrier.
*/
public int getSpaceTaken();
}