01: package org.drools.ruleflow.core;
02:
03: /*
04: * Copyright 2005 JBoss Inc
05: *
06: * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
07: * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
08: * You may obtain a copy of the License at
09: *
10: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
11: *
12: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
13: * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
14: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
15: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
16: * limitations under the License.
17: */
18:
19: /**
20: * Represents a start node in a RuleFlow.
21: * A start node has no incoming and one outgoing connection.
22: *
23: * @author <a href="mailto:kris_verlaenen@hotmail.com">Kris Verlaenen</a>
24: */
25: public interface StartNode extends Node {
26:
27: /**
28: * Convenience method for returning the outgoing <code>IConnection</code>.
29: * @return the outgoing <code>IConnection</code>
30: */
31: Connection getTo();
32:
33: }
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