IBlackboard

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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
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.
`boolean`	`hasPartition(String id)`	Query the blackboard for a named partition.
`void`	`removePartition(String id)`	Remove a named partition from the blackboard.

- Method Detail
  - 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