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/**
 * The MIT License (MIT)
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2018 Paul Campbell
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package net.kemitix.pdg.maven.digraph;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * A container of {@link GraphElement} objects.
 *
 * @author Paul Campbell ([email protected])
 */
public interface ElementContainer {

    /**
     * Returns the contained elements.
     *
     * @return the elements
     */
    public abstract Collection getElements();

    /**
     * Adds an element to the container.
     *
     * @param element the element to add
     *
     * @return true if the element was added
     */
    public abstract boolean add(GraphElement element);

}