package com.wickedcooljava.sci.component;

/*
Example code from Wicked Cool Java (No Starch Press)
Copyright (C) 2005 Brian D. Eubanks

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library 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
Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

Note: The LGPL licence can be found online at http://www.gnu.org

*/
/**
 * An interface for the processing engine of a component. 
 * Its job is to convert inputs into outputs.
 * Note: This is a kind of functor but does not follow the JGA convention. 
 */
public interface ComponentEngine<T> {
	public void process(PortImpl<T>[] in, PortImpl<T>[] out);
}