package com.tiedup.remake.entities;

import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;

/**
 * Interface for entities that provide their own skin texture.
 *
 * <p>This interface eliminates instanceof cascades in renderers by allowing
 * each entity subclass to define its own texture logic polymorphically.
 *
 * <p><b>Issue #19:</b> DamselRenderer had 6+ instanceof checks to determine
 * which texture method to call. With this interface, the renderer simply calls
 * {@link #getSkinTexture()} and each entity type returns the appropriate texture.
 *
 * @see DamselRenderer
 */
public interface ISkinnedEntity {
    /**
     * Get the skin texture for this entity.
     *
     * <p>Implementations should return the appropriate texture based on
     * the entity's current state (variant, skin selection, etc.).
     *
     * @return The texture ResourceLocation, never null
     */
    ResourceLocation getSkinTexture();
}