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+/*%0A * #%25L%0A * ImageJ software for multidimensional image processing and analysis.%0A * %25%25%0A * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2013 Board of Regents of the University of%0A * Wisconsin-Madison, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Max Planck%0A * Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics.%0A * %25%25%0A * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without%0A * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:%0A * %0A * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,%0A *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.%0A * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,%0A *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation%0A *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.%0A * %0A * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS %22AS IS%22%0A * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE%0A * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE%0A * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE%0A * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR%0A * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF%0A * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS%0A * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN%0A * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)%0A * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE%0A * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.%0A * %0A * The views and conclusions contained in the software and documentation are%0A * those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing official%0A * policies, either expressed or implied, of any organization.%0A * #L%25%0A */%0A%0Apackage imagej;%0A%0Aimport java.io.Serializable;%0A%0A/**%0A * An object which can express itself by some unique string.%0A * %3Cp%3E%0A * Two objects that produce the same identifier string can be considered%0A * equivalent by some metric. The main use case for these identifiers is as a%0A * weak form of long-term serialization:%0A * %3C/p%3E%0A * %3Col%3E%0A * %3Cli%3EAn object's identifier is saved to long-term storage such as disk.%3C/li%3E%0A * %3Cli%3ELater, in a new JVM, the identifier is retrieved from disk.%3C/li%3E%0A * %3Cli%3EAn existing index of objects is queried to find the object (if any) whose%0A * identifier matches the retrieved one.%3C/li%3E%0A * %3C/ol%3E%0A * %3Cp%3E%0A * In this way, objects themselves do not need to be %7B@link Serializable%7D, nor%0A * do multiple potentially equivalent objects need to be synthesized and then%0A * compared using %7B@link #equals%7D.%0A * %3C/p%3E%0A * %0A * @author Curtis Rueden%0A */%0Apublic interface Identifiable %7B%0A%0A%09/** Gets a string intended to function as an identifier for the object. */%0A%09String getIdentifier();%0A%0A%7D%0A

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