content: /*
   *  ProtocolLib - Bukkit server library that allows access to the Minecraft protocol.
   *  Copyright (C) 2012 Kristian S. Stangeland
   *
   *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
   *  GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
   *  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
   *
   *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
   *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
   *  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
   *
   *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program;
   *  if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
   *  02111-1307 USA
   */
  
  package com.comphenix.protocol.reflect;
  
  /**
   * Interface that converts generic objects into types and back.
   *
   * @param <T> The specific type.
   * @author Kristian
   */
  public interface EquivalentConverter<T> {
  
  	/**
  	 * Retrieve a copy of the generic type from a specific type.
  	 * <p>
  	 * This is usually a native net.minecraft.server type in Minecraft.
  	 *
  	 * @param specific - the specific type we need to copy.
  	 * @return A copy of the specific type.
  	 */
  	Object getGeneric(T specific);
  
  	/**
  	 * Retrieve a copy of the specific type using an instance of the generic type.
  	 * <p>
  	 * This is usually a wrapper type in the Bukkit API or ProtocolLib API.
  	 *
  	 * @param generic - the generic type.
  	 * @return The new specific type.
  	 */
  	T getSpecific(Object generic);
  
  	/**
  	 * Due to type erasure, we need to explicitly keep a reference to the specific type.
  	 *
  	 * @return The specific type.
  	 */
  	Class<T> getSpecificType();
  }