Add the Initializable interface

Anything with a 'void initialize()' method should implement it,
for improved type safety.

Author: ctrueden

pom.xml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>scijava-common</artifactId>
-	<version>2.61.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>2.62.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>SciJava Common</name>
 	<description>SciJava Common is a shared library for SciJava software. It provides a plugin framework, with an extensible mechanism for service discovery, backed by its own annotation processor, so that plugins can be loaded dynamically. It is used by downstream projects in the SciJava ecosystem, such as ImageJ and SCIFIO.</description>

src/main/java/org/scijava/Initializable.java

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * SciJava Common shared library for SciJava software.
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 - 2016 Board of Regents of the University of
+ * Wisconsin-Madison, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Max Planck
+ * Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics.
+ * %%
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
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+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
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+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
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+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ * #L%
+ */
+
+package org.scijava;
+
+/**
+ * Interface for objects which can be initialized.
+ * 
+ * @author Curtis Rueden
+ */
+public interface Initializable {
+
+	/** Initializes the object. */
+	default void initialize() {
+		// NB: Do nothing by default.
+	}
+}