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package org.apache.samoa.topology;

import org.apache.samoa.core.EntranceProcessor;

/**
 * Entrance processing item interface.
 */
public interface EntranceProcessingItem extends IProcessingItem {

  @Override
  /**
   * Gets the processing item processor.
   * 
   * @return the embedded EntranceProcessor. 
   */
  public EntranceProcessor getProcessor();

  /**
   * Set the single output stream for this EntranceProcessingItem.
   * 
   * @param stream
   *          the stream
   * @return the current instance of the EntranceProcessingItem for fluent interface.
   */
  public EntranceProcessingItem setOutputStream(Stream stream);
}