1 package org.molwind.model;
2
3 /*
4 * This file is part of Molwind.
5 *
6 * Molwind is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
7 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
8 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
9 * (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * Molwind is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
14 * GNU General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
17 * along with Molwind. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 */
19
20 import java.io.IOException;
21 import java.io.OutputStream;
22
23 /**
24 * Tile interface represents information used for tile rendering.
25 *
26 * @author <a href="mailto:oliver.karch@molwind.org">Oliver Karch</a>
27 * @version 1.0
28 */
29 public interface Tile {
30
31 /**
32 * Get the layered coordinates of this tile.
33 *
34 * @return
35 * the layered position of this tile
36 */
37 LayeredPosition getPosition();
38
39 /**
40 * Writes tile image data to the given output stream.
41 *
42 * @param output
43 * the output stream to write to
44 * @throws java.io.IOException
45 * is thrown upon i/o error
46 */
47 void writeTo(OutputStream output)
48 throws IOException;
49
50 }