// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

pragma solidity ^0.8.24;

/// @notice General interface for token exchange rates.
interface IRateProvider {
    /**
     * @notice An 18 decimal fixed point number representing the exchange rate of one token to another related token.
     * @dev The meaning of this rate depends on the context. Note that there may be an error associated with a token
     * rate, and the caller might require a certain rounding direction to ensure correctness. This (legacy) interface
     * does not take a rounding direction or return an error, so great care must be taken when interpreting and using
     * rates in downstream computations.
     *
     * @return rate The current token rate
     */
    function getRate() external view returns (uint256 rate);
}