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/**
 * $Id: Contract.java,v 1.4 2016/01/06 21:11:35 oboehm Exp $
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008 by Oliver Boehm
 *
 * 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
 *
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 *
 * (c)reated 29.01.2009 by oliver ([email protected])
 */
package patterntesting.runtime.dbc;

/**
 * With this Contract interface you can realize Design-by-Contract, also known
 * as DbC. See also
 * Jass (as another
 * approach for DbC).
 *
 * @author oliver
 * @version $Revision: 1.4 $
 * @since 29.01.2009
 */
public interface Contract {

    /**
     * This method checks if the conditions of the invariants are still true.
     * It is evaluated at the end of each method call (e.g. you can think of
     * it as a global postcondition).
     *
     * @return true otherwise the invariant contract was violated
     */
    boolean invariant();

}