Package de.uka.ipd.sdq.workflow.blackboard

Interface IBlackboard<T>

Type Parameters:
T - The type of the data stored in the blackboard. T is not limited to a certain interface to allow arbitrary values to be stored here.
All Known Implementing Classes:
Blackboard, MDSDBlackboard
public interface IBlackboard<T>
Interface of a blackboard as defined in POSA I. See also class Blackboard for further information.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    addPartition(String id, T newPartition)
    Add a new partition to this blackboard.
    T
    getPartition(String id)
    Retrieve a named partition from this blackboard.
    Set<String>
    getPartitionIds()
    Get the set of partitions currently present on this blackboard.
    boolean
    hasPartition(String id)
    Query the blackboard for a named partition.
    void
    removePartition(String id)
    Remove a named partition from the blackboard.

  • Method Details

    • getPartition

      T getPartition(String id)
      Retrieve a named partition from this blackboard. The partition has to exist on the blackboard
      Parameters:
      id - ID of the partition to retrieve
      Returns:
      The requested partition

    • addPartition

      void addPartition(String id, T newPartition)
      Add a new partition to this blackboard. The partition is required to not exist before.
      Parameters:
      id - The ID of the partition to add
      newPartition - The partition to add

    • hasPartition

      boolean hasPartition(String id)
      Query the blackboard for a named partition.
      Parameters:
      id - The ID of the named partition
      Returns:
      true if the partition exists on the blackboard

    • removePartition

      void removePartition(String id)
      Remove a named partition from the blackboard.
      Parameters:
      id - ID of the partition to removeS

    • getPartitionIds

      Set<String> getPartitionIds()
      Get the set of partitions currently present on this blackboard.
      Returns:
      the set of partition ids.