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// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
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// Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
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// http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
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//
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// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
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// met:
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//
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//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
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// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
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// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
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// distribution.
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//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
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// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
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// this software without specific prior written permission.
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//
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// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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package com.google.protobuf;
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/**
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 * Base interface for methods common to {@link MessageLite}
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 * and {@link MessageLite.Builder} to provide type equivalency.
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 *
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 * @author jonp@google.com (Jon Perlow)
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 */
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public interface MessageLiteOrBuilder {
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  /**
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   * Get an instance of the type with no fields set. Because no fields are set,
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   * all getters for singular fields will return default values and repeated
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   * fields will appear empty.
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   * This may or may not be a singleton.  This differs from the
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   * {@code getDefaultInstance()} method of generated message classes in that
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   * this method is an abstract method of the {@code MessageLite} interface
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   * whereas {@code getDefaultInstance()} is a static method of a specific
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   * class.  They return the same thing.
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   */
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  MessageLite getDefaultInstanceForType();
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  /**
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   * Returns true if all required fields in the message and all embedded
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   * messages are set, false otherwise.
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   */
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  boolean isInitialized();
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}