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package es.bsc.compss.types.parameter;

import java.util.List;


/**
 * The internal Collection representation. A Collection is a COMPSs Parameter objects which may contain other COMPSs
 * parameter objects. The object has an identifier by itself and points to other object identifiers (which are the ones
 * contained in it)
 */
public interface CollectiveParameter<T extends Parameter> extends DependencyParameter {

    /**
     * Get the identifier of the collection.
     *
     * @return The collection identifier.
     */
    public String getCollectionId();

    /**
     * Returns the collection parameters.
     *
     * @return List of the internal parameters of the collection.
     */
    public List<T> getElements();

    /**
     * Sets the internal parameters of the collection.
     *
     * @param elements New internal parameters of the collection.
     */
    public void setElements(List<T> elements);

}
