jcsp-master/src/main/java/jcsp/lang/ConnectionArrayFactory.java

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package jcsp.lang;

    /**
 * Defines an interface for a factory that can create arrays of connections.
 *
 * @author Quickstone Technologies Limited
 */
public interface ConnectionArrayFactory
{
    /**
     * Constructs and returns an array of instances of an implementation of
     * <code>One2OneConnection</code>.
     *
     * @param n	the number of <code>One2OneConnection</code> objects
     * 			    to construct.
     *
     * @return	the constructed array of <code>One2OneConnection</code>
     *          objects.
     */
    public One2OneConnection[] createOne2One(int n);

    /**
     * Constructs and returns an array of instances of an implementation of
     * <code>Any2OneConnection</code>.
     *
     * @param n	the number of <code>Any2OneConnection</code> objects
     * 			    to construct.
     *
     * @return	the constructed array of <code>Any2OneConnection</code>
     *          objects.
     */
    public Any2OneConnection[] createAny2One(int n);

    /**
     * Constructs and returns an array of instances of an implementation of
     * <code>One2AnyConnection</code>.
     *
     * @param n	the number of <code>One2AnyConnection</code> objects
     * 			    to construct.
     *
     * @return	the constructed array of <code>One2AnyConnection</code>
     * 			objects.
     */
    public One2AnyConnection[] createOne2Any(int n);

    /**
     * Constructs and returns an array of instances of an implementation of
     * <code>Any2AnyConnection</code>.
     *
     * @param n	the number of <code>Any2AnyConnection</code> objects
     * 			    to construct.
     *
     * @return	the constructed array of <code>Any2AnyConnection</code>
     * 			objects.
     */
    public Any2AnyConnection[] createAny2Any(int n);
}
