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package dk.alexandra.fresco.framework;
import dk.alexandra.fresco.framework.sce.resources.ResourcePool;
/**
* A collection of protocol that has a specific capacity. Elements can be added but not expected
* after the capacity has been reached, the Iterable interface allows traversal and removal.
*/
public interface ProtocolCollection
extends Iterable> {
/**
* Receives a protocol to be added to the collection.
*
* @param protocol new protocol
*/
void addProtocol(NativeProtocol protocol);
/**
* Checks if this collection has a free slots.
*
* @return true if there is availabe capacity
*/
boolean hasFreeCapacity();
/**
* Gets the actual number of protocols in the collection.
*
* @return the number of elements
*/
int size();
}