01: /*
02: * (c) Copyright 2007 by Volker Bergmann. All rights reserved.
03: *
04: * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
05: * modification, is permitted under the terms of the
06: * GNU General Public License.
07: *
08: * For redistributing this software or a derivative work under a license other
09: * than the GPL-compatible Free Software License as defined by the Free
10: * Software Foundation or approved by OSI, you must first obtain a commercial
11: * license to this software product from Volker Bergmann.
12: *
13: * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
14: * WITHOUT A WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS,
15: * REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
16: * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE
17: * HEREBY EXCLUDED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
18: * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
19: * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
20: * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
21: * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
22: * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
23: * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
24: * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
25: */
26:
27: package org.databene.model.depend;
28:
29: /**
30: * Abstraction of an object that depends on other objects.
31: * @param <E>
32: * @author Volker Bergmann
33: * @since 0.3.04
34: */
35: public interface Dependent<E extends Dependent<E>> {
36: int countProviders();
37:
38: E getProvider(int index);
39:
40: boolean requiresProvider(int index);
41: }
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