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 * Copyright (c) 2017 Obeo.
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 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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 *
 * Contributors:
 *    Obeo - initial API and implementation and/or initial documentation
 *    ...
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.intent.mapping.content;

/**
 * File type.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:yvan.lussaud@obeo.fr">Yvan Lussaud</a>
 */
public interface IFileType {

	/**
	 * Gets the type ID.
	 * 
	 * @return the type ID
	 */
	String getID();

	/**
	 * Tells if this {@link IFileType} is a sub type of the given {@link IFileType#getID() type ID}.
	 * 
	 * @param typeID
	 *            the {@link IFileType#getID() type ID}
	 * @return <code>true</code> if this {@link IFileType} is a sub type of the given {@link IFileType#getID()
	 *         type ID}, <code>false</code> otherwise
	 */
	boolean isKindOf(String typeID);

}