/*
* Copyright (c) 2007 Tom Parker <thpr@users.sourceforge.net>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
* the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
* Software Foundation; either version 2.1 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 Lesser General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
*/
package pcgen.cdom.base;
import pcgen.cdom.reference.ManufacturableFactory;
/**
* Category identifies an object and is used for establishing unique identity of
* an object. A Category serves as a Category for a particular type of
* CategorizedCDOMObject.
*
* @see pcgen.cdom.base.Categorized
*
* @param <T>
* The Class of object being identified by this Category
*/
public interface Category<T extends Categorized<T>> extends Loadable,
ManufacturableFactory<T>
{
/**
* Returns the Parent Category for the current Category. Returns null if the
* current Category is a "root" Category.
*
* @return the Parent Category for the current Category; null if the current
* Category is a "root" Category.
*/
Category<T> getParentCategory();
/**
* Returns the key name of the Category.
*
* @return The key name of the Category.
*
*/
@Override
String getKeyName();
/**
* Returns the display name of the Category.
*
* @return The display name of the Category.
*
*/
@Override
String getDisplayName();
}