1 /*
2 * Copyright 2008 Tobias Hochwallner
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 *
16 */
17 package org.castor.core.nature;
18
19 /**
20 * Defines a marker interface that any class needs to implement that wants
21 * to allow natures to be layered on top.
22 *
23 * @see ClassInfo
24 * @see Nature
25 *
26 * @author Tobias Hochwallner, Sebastian Gabmeyer
27 * @since 1.2.1
28 *
29 */
30 public interface NatureExtendable {
31
32 /**
33 * Checks if a specified nature has been added.
34 *
35 * @param nature the name of the nature.
36 * @return true if the specified nature was added.
37 */
38 boolean hasNature(String nature);
39
40 /**
41 * Adds a specified nature.
42 *
43 * @param nature the name of the nature
44 */
45 void addNature(String nature);
46
47 }