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package com.jme3.opencl;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A wrapper for an OpenCL platform. A platform is the highest object in the
 * object hierarchy, it creates the {@link Device}s which are then used to
 * create the {@link Context}.<br>
 * This class is mostly used within {@link PlatformChooser}.
 * 
 * @author shaman
 */
public interface Platform {

    /**
     * @return the list of available devices for this platform
     */
    List<? extends Device> getDevices();
    
    /**
     * @return The profile string
     */
    String getProfile();
    /**
     * @return {@code true} if this platform implements the full profile
     */
    boolean isFullProfile();
    /**
     * @return {@code true} if this platform implements the embedded profile
     */
    boolean isEmbeddedProfile();
    
    /**
     * @return the version string
     */
    String getVersion();
    /**
     * Extracts the major version from the version string
     * @return the major version
     */
    int getVersionMajor();
    /**
     * Extracts the minor version from the version string
     * @return the minor version
     */
    int getVersionMinor();
    
    /**
     * @return the name of the platform
     */
    String getName();
    /**
     * @return the vendor of the platform
     */
    String getVendor();
    /**
     * Queries if this platform supports OpenGL interop at all.
     * This value has also to be tested for every device.
     * @return {@code true} if OpenGL interop is supported
     */
    boolean hasOpenGLInterop();
    /**
     * Queries if the specified extension is available.
     * This value has to be tested also for every device.
     * @param extension the extension string
     * @return {@code true} if this extension is supported by the platform
     * (however, not all devices might support it as well)
     */
    boolean hasExtension(String extension);
    /**
     * @return All available extensions
     */
    Collection<? extends String> getExtensions();
    
}