/*
 *  This file is part of ALTER.
 *
 *  ALTER is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 *
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 */

package writer;

import types.MSA;

/**
 * Define los metodos que deben implementar todos los escritores.
 * @author Daniel Gomez Blanco
 * @version 1.1
 */

public interface Writer
{
    /**
     * Devuelve una cadena con el MSA en un formato determinado.
     * @param msa MSA de entrada.
     * @return Cadena con el MSA formateado.
     */
    public String write(MSA msa);

    public int STRING_BUFFER_MSALENGTH = 10000;
    public int STRING_BUFFER_SEQLENGTH = 2000;
}