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/*
 * Copyright 2005 JBoss 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
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package org.drools.spi;

import java.io.Externalizable;
import java.util.Collection;

import org.drools.common.DefaultAgenda;
import org.drools.runtime.rule.Activation;

/**
 *  The Agenda can be partitioned into groups, called AgendaGroups. Rules can be assigned to
 *  these AgendaGroups. Only rules in the focus group can fire.
 *
 * @see DefaultAgenda
 */
public interface AgendaGroup
    extends
    Externalizable,
    org.drools.runtime.rule.AgendaGroup {
    
    /**
     * Static reference to determine the default AgendaGroup name.
     */
    public static String MAIN = "MAIN";

    /**
     * @return 
     *     An immutable Collection of all the activations in the AgendaGroup
     */
    Activation[] getActivations();

    /** 
     * @return
     *     The int total number of activations
     */
    public int size();

    /**
     * @return
     *     boolean value indicating if this AgendaGroup is empty or not
     */
    public boolean isEmpty();

    /**
     * 
     * @return
     *     boolean value indicating if the AgendaGroup is active and thus being evaluated.
     */
    public boolean isActive();

    void setAutoFocusActivator(PropagationContext ctx);
    
    
    PropagationContext getAutoFocusActivator();
}




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