001/*
002 * VM-Operator
003 * Copyright (C) 2023 Michael N. Lipp
004 * 
005 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
006 * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
007 * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
008 * License, or (at your option) any later version.
009 *
010 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
011 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
012 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
013 * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
014 *
015 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
016 * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
017 */
018
019package org.jdrupes.vmoperator.util;
020
021/**
022 * Marks a class as the definition of a data transfer object.
023 * DTOs have public attributes and usually no behavior (though
024 * the can have e.g. methods for checking the consistency.
025 * 
026 * The DTO marker affects the conversion of objects to other
027 * representations.
028 */
029@SuppressWarnings("PMD.ShortClassName")
030public interface Dto {
031
032}