ConvertableToTerm.java

/* 
 * Copyright 2014 Igor Maznitsa (http://www.igormaznitsa.com).
 *
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package com.igormaznitsa.prol.data;

/**
 * The interface must be implemented by a Java object which can be represented
 * as a Prolog term
 *
 * @author Igor Maznitsa (igor.maznitsa@igormaznitsa.com)
 */
public interface ConvertableToTerm {

  /**
   * The function must return the Term representation of the Java object
   *
   * @return a Term object, must not return null
   */
  Term asProlTerm();
}