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/*********************************************************************/
/* File: Spinnable.java                                              */
/* Purpose: Spinnable interface.                                     */
/*                                                                   */
/* A Spinnable item can be increment/decremented.  It has a          */
/* ³value. It also has a ³reset² value that becomes the value        */
/* when resetSpin() is called. When udpateSpin() is called, the      */
/* current value is loaded into the reset value.                     */
/*                                                                   */
/* It is the duty of the implementation to set the initial value     */
/* in the constructor.                                               */
/*********************************************************************/

public interface Spinnable
{

   // returns true is successful increment
   public boolean incSpin();

   // returns true if successful decrement
   public boolean decSpin();

   // resets spinnable item
   public void resetSpin();

   // gets a String representation of the item
   public String toString();

   // returns true if the String representation of the item is valid
   public boolean validateSpin(String x);

   // moves the current value into the reset value
   public void updateSpin();

   // get the minimum value of this Spinnable item
   public String getMin();

   // get the maximum value of this Spinnable item
   public String getMax();

   // set the minimum value of this Spinnable item
   public boolean setMin(String x);

   // Set the maximum value of this Spinnable item
   public boolean setMax(String x);
}