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/*
 * Copyright 2010-2012 Craig S. Dickson (http://craigsdickson.com)
 *
 * 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
 *
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package com.squeakysand.commons.valueobjects;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Interface representing the ValueObject pattern. It defines the basic contract of the "ideal" value object - it can be
 * serialized, easily compared and sorted and can be cloned.
 */
public interface ValueObject extends Serializable, Comparable, Cloneable {

    /**
     * @see  java.lang.Cloneable
     * @return a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
     */
    Object clone();
}