/*******************************************************************************
 * This file is part of logisim-evolution.
 *
 *   logisim-evolution is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *   (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *   logisim-evolution 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *   along with logisim-evolution.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 *   Original code by Carl Burch (http://www.cburch.com), 2011.
 *   Subsequent modifications by :
 *     + Haute École Spécialisée Bernoise
 *       http://www.bfh.ch
 *     + Haute École du paysage, d'ingénierie et d'architecture de Genève
 *       http://hepia.hesge.ch/
 *     + Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud
 *       http://www.heig-vd.ch/
 *   The project is currently maintained by :
 *     + REDS Institute - HEIG-VD
 *       Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
 *       http://reds.heig-vd.ch
 *******************************************************************************/

package com.cburch.hdl;

public interface HdlModel {

	/**
	 * Registers a listener for changes to the values.
	 */
	public void addHdlModelListener(HdlModelListener l);

	/**
	 * Compares the model's content with another model.
	 */
	public boolean compare(HdlModel model);

	/**
	 * Compares the model's content with a string.
	 */
	public boolean compare(String value);

	/**
	 * Gets the content of the HDL-IP component.
	 */
	public String getContent();

	/**
	 * Get the component's name
	 */
	public String getName();

	/**
	 * Unregisters a listener for changes to the values.
	 */
	public void removeHdlModelListener(HdlModelListener l);

	/**
	 * Sets the content of the component.
	 */
	public boolean setContent(String content);

}