/*
 * NodeBehavior.java
 * Part of the BinSort problem set.
 *
 * Developed for "Rethinking CS101", a project of Lynn Andrea Stein's AP Group.
 * For more information, see http://www.ai.mit.edu/projects/cs101, the
 * CS101 homepage or email las@ai.mit.edu.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1997 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
 * Please do not redistribute without obtaining permission.
 */

package binsort;

import java.util.Vector;

/**
 * NodeBehavior is the interface you must implement in your code.  It
 * defines a single method, act.<p>
 *
 * Copyright (c) 1998 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 *
 * @author Todd C. Parnell, tparnell@ai.mit.edu
 * @version $Id: NodeBehavior.java,v 1.2 2002/06/17 17:44:05 gus Exp $ 
 */
public interface NodeBehavior {

/** 
 * act is the method you will write for this lab.  It has two
 * arguments, both of type <code>java.util.Vector</code>,
 * corresponding to the inputs and outputs available to you.  Note
 * that the elements passed exist, but are perhaps disabled, full, or
 * empty.  You will need to be aware of these conditions.<p>
 *
 * act is called repeatedly by a <code>Node</code> from within a
 * <code>while (true) {}</code> loop.  </I>You should deal with a
 * single task on each iteration.  Failure to return prompty will
 * result in unpredictable behavior.</I>
 */
  public void act( Vector  inputChannels,
		   Vector outputChannels );
}

/*
 * $Log: NodeBehavior.java,v $
 * Revision 1.2  2002/06/17 17:44:05  gus
 * Fixed package statements.
 *
 * Revision 1.1  2002/06/14 19:50:49  gus
 * Moved files down into binsort package to match other problemsets.
 *
 * Revision 1.1.1.1  2002/06/05 21:56:26  root
 * CS101 comes to Olin finally.
 *
 * Revision 1.4  1998/08/12 19:29:39  tparnell
 * Another pass after comments from las & natashao.  Added support to
 * dynamically add NodeBehaviors.  Add keyboard shortcuts to menus.  Added
 * workaround to jdk bug relating to lighweight components.  Misc other
 * bugfixes.
 *
 * Revision 1.3  1998/08/10 17:45:50  tparnell
 * Revision to use JDK1.2 and Swing.  Redesign of GUI.  Removed old kludge
 * for file I/O and replaced with object serialization.  Channel no longer
 * requires animacy.  Removed unnessary dependencies between classes.
 * Added ability to configure channel's latency and capacity.  Added
 * javadoc to all files.  General code cleanup.
 *
 */