/*
 * Minecraft Forge
 * Copyright (c) 2016-2019.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1
 * of the License.
 *
 * This library 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
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
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 */

package net.minecraftforge.common;

/**
 * To be implemented on vanilla enums that should be enhanced with ASM to be
 * extensible. If this is implemented on a class, the class must define a static
 * method called "create" which takes a String (enum name), and the rest of the
 * parameters matching a constructor.
 * <p>
 * For example, an enum with the constructor {@code MyEnum(Object foo)} would
 * require the method:
 * 
 * <pre>
 * public static MyEnum create(String name, Object foo)
 * {
 *     throw new IllegalStateException("Enum not extended");
 * }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * The method contents will be replaced with ASM at runtime. Multiple
 * {@code create} methods <strong>can</strong> be defined as long as each
 * matches a constructor.
 */
public interface IExtensibleEnum
{
    /**
     * Called by generated factory code to do any post-constructor setup required by
     * the enum. Should not be called manually.
     */
    @Deprecated
    default void init() {}
}