Abacus/src/org/nwapw/abacus/number/NumberInterface.java

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package org.nwapw.abacus.number;
/**
* An interface used to represent a number.
*/
public interface NumberInterface {
/**
* The precision to which this number operates.
* @return the precision.
*/
int precision();
/**
* Multiplies this number by another, returning
* a new number instance.
* @param multiplier the multiplier
* @return the result of the multiplication.
*/
NumberInterface multiply(NumberInterface multiplier);
/**
* Divides this number by another, returning
* a new number instance.
* @param divisor the divisor
* @return the result of the division.
*/
NumberInterface divide(NumberInterface divisor);
/**
* Adds this number to another, returning
* a new number instance.
* @param summand the summand
* @return the result of the summation.
*/
NumberInterface add(NumberInterface summand);
/**
* Subtracts another number from this number,
* a new number instance.
* @param subtrahend the subtrahend.
* @return the result of the subtraction.
*/
NumberInterface subtract(NumberInterface subtrahend);
/**
* Returns a new instance of this number with
* the sign flipped.
* @return the new instance.
*/
NumberInterface negate();
/**
* Raises this number to an integer power.
* @param exponent the exponent to which to take the number.
* @return the resulting value.
*/
NumberInterface intPow(int exponent);
/**
* Compares this number to another.
* @param number the number to compare to.
* @return same as Integer.compare();
*/
int compareTo(NumberInterface number);
/**
* Same as Math.signum().
* @return 1 if this number is positive, -1 if this number is negative, 0 if this number is 0.
*/
int signum();
/**
* Promotes this class to another number class.
* @param toClass the class to promote to.
* @return the resulting new instance.
*/
NumberInterface promoteTo(Class<? extends NumberInterface> toClass);
}