Introspector.java

/*
 * Copyright 2014 Daniel Bechler
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package de.danielbechler.diff.introspection;

import de.danielbechler.diff.instantiation.TypeInfo;

/**
 * Resolves the accessors of a given type.
 *
 * @author Daniel Bechler
 */
public interface Introspector
{
	/**
	 * Gathers information about a given type.
	 *
	 * @param type The type to introspect.
	 * @return A summary of the given type containing all information needed to handle it's properties.
	 */
	TypeInfo introspect(Class<?> type);
}