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018 */
019package org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.model;
020
021/**
022 * Value holding a base value and a delta.
023 * <p>
024 * This is used when the actual intent of the value is to be an incremental update to an existing value.
025 *
026 * @since 6.0
027 */
028public abstract class Delta extends Number {
029
030    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
031
032    /**
033     * Gets the full value (base + delta) as an object.
034     *
035     * @return the full value
036     */
037    public abstract Number getFullValue();
038
039    /**
040     * Gets the delta value as an object.
041     *
042     * @return the delta value
043     */
044    public abstract Number getDeltaValue();
045
046    /**
047     * Adds this delta to another delta.
048     *
049     * @param other the other delta
050     * @return the added delta
051     */
052    public abstract Delta add(Delta other);
053
054    /**
055     * Adds this delta to a number.
056     *
057     * @param other the number
058     * @return the resulting number
059     */
060    public abstract Number add(Number other);
061
062    // make these two abstract to force implementation
063
064    @Override
065    public abstract boolean equals(Object obj);
066
067    @Override
068    public abstract int hashCode();
069
070}