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package loci.multithreadedplugin;

/**
 * Methods used by the NodeScheduler and AbstractBaseNode as well as those
 * available to use within the INode implementation.
 *
 * @author Aivar Grislis
 */
public interface IScheduledNode {

	/**
	 * Adds a unique instance identifier to the name.
	 *
	 * @return unique name string
	 */
	String uniqueInstance(String name);

	/**
	 * For this instance, maps my outgoing data name to a full name which includes
	 * the destination instance id and destination incoming name.
	 *
	 * @param outName
	 * @param fullInName
	 */
	void associate(String outName, String fullInName);
}
