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1 /**
2  * Dream
3  * Copyright (C) 2003-2004 INRIA Rhone-Alpes
4  *
5  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6  * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7  * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8  * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9  *
10  * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11  * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14  *
15  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
18  *
19  * Contact: dream@objectweb.org
20  *
21  * Initial developer(s): Matthieu Leclercq
22  * Contributor(s):
23  */
24
25 package org.objectweb.dream.protocol.causality;
26
27 import org.objectweb.fractal.api.control.AttributeController;
28
29 /**
30  * Matrix clock attribute controller interface. It defines :
31  * <ul>
32  * <li>the number of process implied in the causality.</li>
33  * </ul>
34  */
35 public interface MatrixClockAttributeController extends AttributeController
36 {
37
38   /**
39    * Returns the number of process implied in the causality.
40    *
41    * @return the number of process implied in the causality.
42    */
43   short getNumberOfProcess();
44
45   /**
46    * Sets the number of process implied in the causality.
47    *
48    * @param numberOfProcess the number of process implied in the causality.
49    */
50   void setNumberOfProcess(short numberOfProcess);
51
52 }
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