GenericApplication.java

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 * Copyright 2011 multibit.org
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package net.bither.platform;

/**
 * <p>Interface to provide the following to applications:</p>
 * <ul>
 * <li>Provision of simple platform identification methods</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @since 0.3.0
 *  
 */
public interface GenericApplication {

    /**
     * @return True if the application is running on a Mac AND the Apple Extensions API classes are available.
     */
    boolean isMac();

    /**
     * @return True if the application is running on a Mac AND the Linux Extensions API classes are available.
     */
    boolean isLinux();

    /**
     * @return True if the application is running on a Windows machine AND the Windows Extensions API classes are available.
     */
    boolean isWindows();


}