DamageModifier (SpongeAPI 8.3.0-SNAPSHOT API)

```
public interface DamageModifier
```
Represents a modifier that will apply a function on a damage value to deal towards an entity such that the raw damage is the input of a DoubleUnaryOperator such that the output will be the final damage applied to the Entity.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type Interface Description

static class DamageModifier.Builder
A builder that creates DamageModifiers, for use in both plugin and implementation requirements.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static DamageModifier.Builder`	`builder()`	Creates a new `DamageModifier.Builder` for constructing a `DamageModifier`.
`Cause`	`cause()`	Gets the cause of this `DamageModifier`.
`java.util.Optional<ItemStackSnapshot>`	`contributingItem()`	Gets the contributing `ItemStackSnapshot` that provided the "reason" for this `DamageModifier` to exist.
`DamageModifierType`	`type()`	Gets the `DamageModifierType` for this `DamageModifier`.

- Method Detail
  - builder
```
static DamageModifier.Builder builder()
```
    Creates a new DamageModifier.Builder for constructing a DamageModifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new builder
  - type
```
DamageModifierType type()
```
    Gets the DamageModifierType for this DamageModifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    The damage modifier type
  - cause
```
Cause cause()
```
    Gets the cause of this DamageModifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    The cause of this damage modifier
  - contributingItem
```
java.util.Optional<ItemStackSnapshot> contributingItem()
```
    Gets the contributing ItemStackSnapshot that provided the "reason" for this DamageModifier to exist. An example of a contributing ItemStack is if an ItemTypes.DIAMOND_SWORD provided an Enchantment that provided a DamageModifierTypes.WEAPON_ENCHANTMENT, this modifier would have the ItemStackSnapshot for the weapon used. Some modifiers however, do not require an ItemStack to be the contributing factor for this modifier to exist.
    
    Returns:
    
    The contributing item, if available