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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2004-2005 the original author or authors.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
5    * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
6    * the License at
7    * 
8    * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    * 
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11   * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
12   * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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14   * the License.
15   */
16  package net.sf.composite;
17  
18  /***
19   * An object that is a combination of one or more components. Usually, the
20   * components implement a shared interface that is also implemented by the
21   * composite. See "Design Patterns" by Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson
22   * and John Vlissides for more information.
23   * 
24   * <p>
25   * This interface is an optional marker interface which you may use to specify
26   * that an object is a composite composed of a number of components. It is not
27   * required that you use or reference this interface to utilize the Composite
28   * package.
29   * 
30   * @author Matt Sgarlata
31   * @since May 8, 2005
32   */
33  public interface Composite {
34  
35  }