OutputContext.java

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package net.kuujo.vertigo.io;

import java.util.Collection;

import net.kuujo.vertigo.io.impl.DefaultOutputContext;
import net.kuujo.vertigo.io.port.OutputPortContext;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;

/**
 * Output context is a wrapper around output port information for
 * a single component instance.
 *
 * @author <a href="http://github.com/kuujo">Jordan Halterman</a>
 */
@JsonTypeInfo(
  use=JsonTypeInfo.Id.CLASS,
  include=JsonTypeInfo.As.PROPERTY,
  property="class",
  defaultImpl=DefaultOutputContext.class
)
public interface OutputContext extends IOContext<OutputContext> {

  /**
   * Returns the output's port contexts.
   *
   * @return A collection of output port contexts.
   */
  Collection<OutputPortContext> ports();

  /**
   * Returns the output port context for a given port.
   *
   * @param name The name of the port to return.
   * @return The output port context.
   */
  OutputPortContext port(String name);

}