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package org.metafacture.framework;
import org.metafacture.framework.helpers.DefaultTee;
/**
* Interface for {@code Sender}s which are connected to more
* than one downstream module.
*
* @param receiver type
*
* @see DefaultTee
*
* @author Markus Michael Geipel, Christoph Böhme
*
*/
public interface Tee extends Sender {
/**
* Replaces all receivers attached to the module with {@code receiver}.
*
* @param type of the receiver of the downstream module
* @param receiver the downstream module to which the tee should connect
* @return reference to the downstream receiver for method chaining
*/
@Override
R setReceiver(R receiver);
/**
* Sets two receivers and returns the first. All other
* receivers attached to the module are removed.
*
* @param type of the receiver of the downstream module
* @param receiver the main downstream module to which the tee should connect
* @param lateralReceiver the second downstream module to which the tee should
* connect
* @return reference to the main downstream receiver for method chaining
*/
R setReceivers(R receiver, T lateralReceiver);
/**
* Adds receiver even if receiver is already added.
*
* @param receiver a downstream module to which the tee should connect
* @return reference to the tee for method chaining
*/
Tee addReceiver(T receiver);
/**
* Removes a receiver from the list of receivers.
*
* @param receiver the downstream receiver to remove from the list of
* connected receivers.
* @return reference to the tee for method chaining
*/
Tee removeReceiver(T receiver);
/**
* Clears the list of receivers.
*
* @return reference to the tee for method chaining
*/
Tee clearReceivers();
}
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