/*
 * Minecraft Forge
 * Copyright (c) 2016-2018.
 *
 * 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
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */

package net.minecraftforge.registries;
import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

public interface IForgeRegistryEntry<V>
{
    /**
     * Sets a unique name for this Item. This should be used for uniquely identify the instance of the Item.
     * This is the valid replacement for the atrocious 'getUnlocalizedName().substring(6)' stuff that everyone does.
     * Unlocalized names have NOTHING to do with unique identifiers. As demonstrated by vanilla blocks and items.
     *
     * The supplied name will be prefixed with the currently active mod's modId.
     * If the supplied name already has a prefix that is different, it will be used and a warning will be logged.
     *
     * If a name already exists, or this Item is already registered in a registry, then an IllegalStateException is thrown.
     *
     * Returns 'this' to allow for chaining.
     *
     * @param name Unique registry name
     * @return This instance
     */
    V setRegistryName(ResourceLocation name);

    /**
     * A unique identifier for this entry, if this entry is registered already it will return it's official registry name.
     * Otherwise it will return the name set in setRegistryName().
     * If neither are valid null is returned.
     *
     * @return Unique identifier or null.
     */
    @Nullable
    ResourceLocation getRegistryName();

    /**
     * Determines the type for this entry, used to look up the correct registry in the global registries list as there can only be one
     * registry per concrete class.
     *
     * @return Root registry type.
     */
    Class<V> getRegistryType();
}