/*
* Copyright (c) 2010 Ecole des Mines de Nantes.
*
* This file is part of Entropy.
*
* Entropy is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Entropy is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with Entropy. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package entropy.vjob;
import java.util.List;
import entropy.configuration.ManagedElement;
/**
* Specifiy a set composed of other set of elements.
*
* @author Fabien Hermenier
*/
public interface VJobMultiSet<T extends ManagedElement> extends VJobElement<T> {
/**
* Expand the multiset.
* All the set in the multiset are expanded
*
* @return a list of set of elements
*/
List<ExplodedSet<T>> expand();
/**
* The number of sets in the multiset
*
* @return a positive integer
*/
int size();
}