/** * This file is part of CloudML [ http://cloudml.org ] * * Copyright (C) 2012 - SINTEF ICT * Contact: Franck Chauvel <franck.chauvel@sintef.no> * * Module: root * * CloudML 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. * * CloudML 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 CloudML. If not, see * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ package org.cloudml.facade; import org.cloudml.core.Deployment; import org.cloudml.facade.commands.CloudMlCommand; import org.cloudml.facade.commands.CommandHandler; import org.cloudml.facade.events.EventHandler; /** * The general interface of the CloudML facade */ public interface CloudML extends CommandHandler{ /** * Require the facade to perform a new command, without blocking on it * * @param command the command to execute * * @return the associated execution object */ public Execution fireAndForget(CloudMlCommand command); /** * Require the facade to perform a command, and wait for the command to be * complete. This is a blocking operation. * * @param command the command to execute * * @return the associated execution object */ public Execution fireAndWait(CloudMlCommand command); /** * Register a new event handler. * * @param handler the new handler to register */ public void register(EventHandler handler); /** * Properly free the resources allocated by the facade */ public void terminate(); /** * In order to monitor the changes from outside * @return */ public Deployment getDeploymentModel(); public Deployment merge(String path); }