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/**
 *
 */
package org.csstudio.dal.device;

import org.csstudio.dal.CharacteristicContext;
import org.csstudio.dal.commands.AsynchronousCommandContext;
import org.csstudio.dal.context.DeviceFamily;
import org.csstudio.dal.context.Identifiable;
import org.csstudio.dal.context.LifecycleReporter;
import org.csstudio.dal.context.Linkable;
import org.csstudio.dal.context.PropertyContext;
import org.csstudio.dal.group.GroupDataAccessProvider;


/**
 * <code>AbstractDevice</code> is abstraction of an device. This interface  is
 * context for asynchronous commands and a collection for properties.
 *
 * @author Igor Kriznar (igor.kriznarATcosylab.com)
 */
public interface AbstractDevice extends AsynchronousCommandContext,
	PropertyContext, Linkable, Identifiable, LifecycleReporter,
	GroupDataAccessProvider, CharacteristicContext
{
	/**
	 * Returns the Dynamic Value Unique Name. The name syntax is not specified
	 * by Datatypes; the value is used as unique identifier. This name is used to initiate
	 * connection to remote object and can be regardes as remote name.
	 *
	 * @return String DVUN for this property
	 */
	public String getUniqueName();
	
	/**
	 * Returns parent device context, only 
	 * <code>DeviceFamily</code> exists at the moment.
	 *
	 * @return parent context
	 */
	public DeviceFamily<?> getParentContext();

}

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