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/*
 * 15/07/13 - Change notice:
 * This file has been modified by Mobius Software Ltd.
 * For more information please visit http://www.mobius.ua
 */
package ua.mobius.media;

import java.io.Serializable;
import ua.mobius.media.server.spi.Endpoint;

/**
 * Component is an Object that is responsible for any media 
 * data processing. 
 * 
 * Examples of components are the audio player, recoder, 
 * DTMF detector, etc. The Component is a supper class for all 
 * media processing components.
 * 
 * @author yulian oifa
 */
public interface Component extends Serializable {    		
    /**
     * Gets the unique identifier of this component.
     * 
     * @return
     */
    public String getId();
    
    /**
     * Gets the name of the component.
     * The component of same type can share same name.
     * 
     * @return name of this component;
     */
    public String getName();
    
    /**
     * Resets component to its original state.
     * This methods cleans transmission statistics and any assigned formats
     */
    public void reset();    
    
    /**
     * Activates component
     * 
     */
    public void activate();
    
    /**
     * Deactivates component
     * 
     */
    public void deactivate();
    
    public void setEndpoint(Endpoint endpoint);
    
    public void clearEndpoint();
    
    public Endpoint getEndpoint();
}