org.spongepowered.api.util

Interface Updater<C>

Type Parameters:

C - The type of object being updated

All Known Subinterfaces:

DataContentUpdater

public interface Updater<C>

An updater that will take a type and update it across different versions. Whether this is applicable to serialization or object management is not required.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	getInputVersion() Gets the numerical version that this Updater can accept.
int	getOutputVersion() The outputted version that this Updater will output to.
C	update(C content) Attempts to update the content of C as long as the content version itself has been abided by.

Method Detail

getInputVersion

int getInputVersion()

Gets the numerical version that this Updater can accept.

Returns:

The numerical input version

getOutputVersion

int getOutputVersion()

The outputted version that this Updater will output to. Note that it is possible multiple updaters are able to cross between different versions.

Returns:

The numerical output version

update

C update(C content)

Attempts to update the content of C as long as the content version itself has been abided by.

Parameters:

content - The content to update

Returns:

The updated content