01: /*
02: * <copyright>
03: *
04: * Copyright 1997-2004 BBNT Solutions, LLC
05: * under sponsorship of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
06: * Agency (DARPA).
07: *
08: * You can redistribute this software and/or modify it under the
09: * terms of the Cougaar Open Source License as published on the
10: * Cougaar Open Source Website (www.cougaar.org).
11: *
12: * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
13: * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
14: * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
15: * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
16: * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
17: * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
18: * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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22: * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
23: *
24: * </copyright>
25: */
26:
27: package org.cougaar.planning.ldm.plan;
28:
29: import java.io.Serializable;
30:
31: /** Context is a domain-refined description of the "problem"
32: * that a task a task (and perhaps other plan elements) are
33: * related to when there may be multiple such problems competing
34: * for resources within a single logplan.
35: *
36: * A Context must be Serializable and will be both persisted and
37: * transferred between agents. Instances should be small and
38: * relatively self-contained.
39: *
40: * Example: in the COUGAAR domain, the Context of a task will
41: * be an object which describes zero or more OPlans (e.g. their
42: * UIDs or Names).
43: *
44: * @see org.cougaar.planning.ldm.plan.Task
45: **/
46:
47: public interface Context extends Serializable {
48: }
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