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package se.sics.cooja;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.jdom.Element;

/**
 * A simulated mote.
 *
 * All motes have an interface handler, a mote type and a mote memory.
 *
 * @see se.sics.cooja.MoteInterfaceHandler
 * @see se.sics.cooja.MoteMemory
 * @see se.sics.cooja.MoteType
 *
 * @author Fredrik Osterlind
 */
public interface Mote {

  /**
   * @return Unique mote ID
   */
  public int getID();

  /**
   * Returns the interface handler of this mote.
   *
   * @see #setInterfaces(MoteInterfaceHandler)
   * @return Mote interface handler
   */
  public MoteInterfaceHandler getInterfaces();

  /**
   * Returns the memory of this mote.
   *
   * @see #setMemory(MoteMemory)
   * @return Mote memory
   */
  public MoteMemory getMemory();

  /**
   * Returns mote type.
   *
   * @see #setType(MoteType)
   * @return Mote type
   */
  public MoteType getType();

  /**
   * Returns simulation which holds this mote.
   *
   * @see #setSimulation(Simulation)
   * @return Simulation
   */
  public Simulation getSimulation();

  /**
   * Returns XML elements representing the current config of this mote. This is
   * fetched by the simulator for example when saving a simulation configuration
   * file. For example a mote may return the configs of all its interfaces. This
   * method should however not return state specific information.
   * (All nodes are restarted when loading a simulation.)
   *
   * @see #setConfigXML(Simulation, Collection, boolean)
   * @return XML elements representing the current mote config
   */
  public abstract Collection<Element> getConfigXML();

  /**
   * Sets the current mote config depending on the given XML elements.
   *
   * @param simulation
   *          Simulation holding this mote
   * @param configXML
   *          Config XML elements
   *
   * @see #getConfigXML()
   */
  public abstract boolean setConfigXML(Simulation simulation,
      Collection<Element> configXML, boolean visAvailable);

  /**
   * Called when mote is removed from simulation
   */
  public void removed();

  public void setProperty(String key, Object obj);
  public Object getProperty(String key);
}
