/**
* Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Daniel Senff
*
* 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 2
* 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, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
package de.danielsenff.imageflow.models.datatype;
import de.danielsenff.imageflow.models.connection.Pin;
/**
* A DataType only describes what kind of data can be used on a {@link Pin}
* It does not actually store the value passed along in the workflow.
* @author Daniel Senff
*
*/
public interface DataType extends Cloneable {
/**
* Compares two DataTypes to see if they are compatible.
* @param compareType
* @return
*/
public boolean isCompatible(DataType compareType);
/**
* Clone this DataType.
* @return
*/
public DataType clone();
/**
* Returns a simple class name of this DataType.
* @return
*/
public String getSimpleName();
/**
* Returns a verbose name of this DataType.
* @return
*/
public String getName();
}