Type.java example

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package ch.epfl.data.squall.types;

import java.io.Serializable;

public interface Type<T> extends Serializable {
    public T fromString(String str);

    // bigger - smaller
    public double getDistance(T bigger, T smaller);

    public T getInitialValue();

    public String toString(T obj);

    public T generateRandomInstance();
}