org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/core/trace/ITmfLocation.java

   1 /*******************************************************************************
   2  * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2012 Ericsson
   3  *
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   7  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
   8  *
   9  * Contributors:
  10  *   Francois Chouinard - Initial API and implementation
  11  *   Francois Chouinard - Updated as per TMF Trace Model 1.0
  12  *******************************************************************************/
  13
  14 package org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.core.trace;
  15
  16
  17 /**
  18  * The generic trace location in TMF.
  19  * <p>
  20  * An ITmfLocation is the equivalent of a random-access file position, holding
  21  * enough information to allow the positioning of the trace 'pointer' to read an
  22  * arbitrary event.
  23  * <p>
  24  * This location is trace-specific and must be comparable.
  25  *
  26  * @param <L> The trace location type
  27  *
  28  * @version 1.0
  29  * @author Francois Chouinard
  30  */
  31 public interface ITmfLocation<L extends Comparable<?>> {
  32
  33     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  34     // Getters
  35     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  36
  37     /**
  38      * @return the location
  39      */
  40     public L getLocation();
  41
  42     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  43     // Operations
  44     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  45
  46     /**
  47      * @return a clone of the location
  48      */
  49     public ITmfLocation<L> clone();
  50
  51 }