/*
 * Copyright 2011 Phil Burk, Mobileer Inc
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
 *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

package com.jsyn.ports;

/**
 * This interface lets you pass either an input port, or a single part of an input port.
 * 
 * @author Phil Burk (C) 2011 Mobileer Inc
 */
public interface ConnectableInput {
    public void connect(ConnectableOutput other);

    public void disconnect(ConnectableOutput other);

    /**
     * This is used internally by PortBlockPart to make a connection between specific parts of a
     * port.
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public PortBlockPart getPortBlockPart();

    public void pullData(long frameCount, int start, int limit);
}