package gov.va.med.fw.io;
/**
 * Interface defining methods to add a suffix dynamically to any file name. 
 * 
 * @author Rajiv Patnaik
 * Created on Mar 1, 2006
 * @version 1.0
 * 
 * Copyright © 2006 VHA. All rights reserved
 */
public interface FileNameAppender
{
    /**
     * Method to add a suffix to an existing filename/location. For example, 
     * appending a date and file number - fileName<310305nnnn>  
     *  
     * @param obj Any data needed to create the suffix. 
     * @return the file name suffix
     */
    public String getFileNameSuffix(Object obj);
}
