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package resource

// Origin of a resource. This is source-implementation dependent.
type Origin interface {
	FriendlyName() string
	Namespace() Namespace
	Reference() Reference

	// FieldMap returns the flat map containing paths of the fields in the resource as keys,
	// and their corresponding line numbers as values
	FieldMap() map[string]int
	Comparator() string
}

// Reference provides more information about an Origin. This is also source-implementation dependant.
type Reference interface {
	String() string
}