package main

// A Datatype interface knows how to convert a byte slice into a
// specific data type.
type Datatype interface {
	Name() string                      // Type Name, for UI display
	ToString([]byte) (string, error)   // ToString takes a []byte from the DB and returns the string to display
	FromString(string) ([]byte, error) // FromString takes a string and returns the []byte for the DB
}