001/*
002 *  Copyright 2013 Chris Pheby
003 *
004 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
008 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009 *
010 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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013 *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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015 */
016package org.jadira.reflection.cloning.api;
017
018/**
019 * A specific kind of {@link CloneImplementor} that is intended for plugging into a {@link Cloner}.
020 * CloneStrategies must be capable of working with all available classes, whereas standard
021 * {@link CloneImplementor}s are typically written for cloning a specific class type. 
022 */
023public interface CloneStrategy extends CloneImplementor {
024
025        /**
026         * @param classes Classes to initialise for
027         */
028        void initialiseFor(Class<?>... classes);
029}