jcsp-master/src/main/java/jcsp/net/dynamic/NamedMigratableChannelEndFactory.java

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package jcsp.net.dynamic;

import jcsp.net.cns.NameAccessLevel;

/**
 * Factory interface for creating migratable networked channel input ends using a CNS service.
 *
 *
 * @author Quickstone Technologies Limited
 */
public interface NamedMigratableChannelEndFactory
{
   /**
    * Creates a named migratable networked channel input end that can be used as a guard in an <code>Alternative</code>.
    *
    * @param name the name to use.
    * @return the created channel end.
    */
   public MigratableAltingChannelInput createNet2One(String name);
   
   /**
    * Creates a named migratable networked channel input end that can be used as a guard in an <code>Alternative</code>.
    *
    * @param name the name to use.
    * @param nameAccessLevel the namespace to declare the name within.
    * @return the created channel end.
    */
   public MigratableAltingChannelInput createNet2One(String name, NameAccessLevel nameAccessLevel);
   
   /**
    * Creates a networked migratable channel output end connected to the input end created with the given name.
    *
    * @param name the name the input end was created with.
    * @return the created channel end.
    */
   public MigratableChannelOutput createOne2Net(String name);
   
   /**
    * Creates a networked migratable channel output end connected to the input end created with the given name.
    *
    * @param name the name the input end was created with.
    * @return the created channel end.
    */
   public MigratableChannelOutput createOne2Net(String name, NameAccessLevel accessLevel);
}