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Artifact providing generic (byte) serialization functionality including a TTY-/COM-Port implementation of the serial framework as well as a (local) loopback port.
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package org.refcodes.serial;

/**
 * Provides an accessor for a sequence number initial value property.
 */
public interface SequenceNumberInitValueAccessor {

	/**
	 * Retrieves the sequence number initial value from the sequence number
	 * initial value property.
	 * 
	 * @return The sequence number initial value stored by the sequence number
	 *         initial value property.
	 */
	int getSequenceNumberInitValue();

	/**
	 * Provides a mutator for a sequence number initial value property.
	 */
	public interface SequenceNumberInitValueMutator {

		/**
		 * Sets the sequence number initial value for the sequence number
		 * initial value property.
		 * 
		 * @param aSequenceNumberInitValue The sequence number initial value to
		 *        be stored by the sequence number initial value property.
		 */
		void setSequenceNumberInitValue( int aSequenceNumberInitValue );
	}

	/**
	 * Provides a builder method for a sequence number initial value property
	 * returning the builder for applying multiple build operations.
	 * 
	 * @param  The builder to return in order to be able to apply multiple
	 *        build operations.
	 */
	public interface SequenceNumberInitValueBuilder> {

		/**
		 * Sets the sequence number initial value for the sequence number
		 * initial value property.
		 * 
		 * @param aSequenceNumberInitValue The sequence number initial value to
		 *        be stored by the sequence number initial value property.
		 * 
		 * @return The builder for applying multiple build operations.
		 */
		B withSequenceNumberInitValue( int aSequenceNumberInitValue );
	}

	/**
	 * Provides a sequence number initial value property.
	 */
	public interface SequenceNumberInitValueProperty extends SequenceNumberInitValueAccessor, SequenceNumberInitValueMutator {

		/**
		 * This method stores and passes through the given argument, which is
		 * very useful for builder APIs: Sets the given integer (setter) as of
		 * {@link #setSequenceNumberInitValue(int)} and returns the very same
		 * value (getter).
		 * 
		 * @param aSequenceNumberInitValue The integer to set (via
		 *        {@link #setSequenceNumberInitValue(int)}).
		 * 
		 * @return Returns the value passed for it to be used in conclusive
		 *         processing steps.
		 */
		default int letSequenceNumberInitValue( int aSequenceNumberInitValue ) {
			setSequenceNumberInitValue( aSequenceNumberInitValue );
			return aSequenceNumberInitValue;
		}
	}
}