source: xssim/trunk/src/schedframe/scheduling/Queue.java @ 104

package schedframe.scheduling;

import java.util.List;

import org.joda.time.DateTime;

/**
 * Class for managing a queue of objects.
 * 
 * @author Ariel
 * @param <K> The type of the elements in the queue.
 *
 */
public interface Queue<K> extends List<K> {

        /**
         * Gets a queue name
         * @return name
         */
        public String getName();

        /**
         * Sets a queue name
         * @param name the name to set
         */
        public void setName(String name);
        
        /**
         * Gets a queue priority
         * @return priority
         */
        public int getPriority();
        
        
        public boolean supportReservations();
        
        /**
         * Sets a queue priority
         * @param priority the priority to set
         */
        public void setPriority(int priority);
                
        /**
         * Gets arrival time of the object at position pos in a queue.
         * @param pos the position of the object
         * @return time when the object at position pos in queue was added to the queue; 
         * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if pos id out of the queue range
         */
        public DateTime getArrivalTime(int pos) throws IndexOutOfBoundsException;

}