SplitValue.java

/*
 * Copyright 2015 by Thomas Lottermann
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package notaql.datamodel;

/**
 * The purpose of this interface is to make splitting possible while still saving the information
 * about the original state.
 */
public interface SplitValue<T> extends ComplexValue<T> {
    /**
     * Provides the value before splitting
     * @return
     */
    public Value getBaseValue();
}