package org.apache.samoa.core;

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import java.io.Serializable;

import com.github.javacliparser.Configurable;

/**
 * An EntranceProcessor is a specific kind of processor dedicated to providing events to inject in the topology. It can
 * be connected to a single output stream.
 */
public interface EntranceProcessor extends Serializable, Configurable, Processor {

  /**
   * Initializes the Processor. This method is called once after the topology is set up and before any call to the
   * {@link nextTuple} method.
   * 
   * @param the
   *          identifier of the processor.
   */
  public void onCreate(int id);

  /**
   * Checks whether the source stream is finished/exhausted.
   */
  public boolean isFinished();

  /**
   * Checks whether a new event is ready to be processed.
   * 
   * @return true if the EntranceProcessor is ready to provide the next event, false otherwise.
   */
  public boolean hasNext();

  /**
   * Provides the next tuple to be processed by the topology. This method is the entry point for external events into
   * the topology.
   * 
   * @return the next event to be processed.
   */
  public ContentEvent nextEvent();

}