001/**
002 * SealedKernel.java
003 *
004 * Copyright (c) 2004-2012, Nicole C. Tedesco.  All rights reserved.
005 *
006 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
007 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
008 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
009 *
010 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
011 *
012 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
013 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
014 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
015 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
016 * limitations under the License.
017 */
018
019package net.sf.jaccumulator;
020
021/**
022 * A sealed, indivisible unit of state processing
023 *
024 * @since JAccumulator 4.0
025 * @author Nicole Tedesco (<a
026 *         href="mailto:Nicole@NicoleTedesco.com">Nicole@NicoleTedesco.com</a>)
027 */
028public interface SealedKernel
029{
030    @Override
031    public boolean equals( final Object anObject );
032
033    /**
034     * @return the supported threading strategy
035     */
036    public ConcurrencyStrategy getConcurrency();
037
038    @Override
039    public int hashCode();
040
041    @Override
042    public String toString();
043}