csharp/src/ProtocolBuffers/Descriptors/IDescriptor.cs

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namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Descriptors
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The non-generic form of the IDescriptor interface. Useful for describing a general
    /// descriptor.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IDescriptor
    {
        string Name { get; }
        string FullName { get; }
        FileDescriptor File { get; }
        IMessage Proto { get; }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Strongly-typed form of the IDescriptor interface.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TProto">Protocol buffer type underlying this descriptor type</typeparam>
    public interface IDescriptor<TProto> : IDescriptor where TProto : IMessage
    {
        new TProto Proto { get; }
    }
}