core/org.eclipse.ptp.core/src/org/eclipse/ptp/core/elements/events/INewProcessEvent.java

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package org.eclipse.ptp.core.elements.events;


import java.util.Collection;

import org.eclipse.ptp.core.elements.IPElement;
import org.eclipse.ptp.core.elements.IPProcess;

/**
 * This event is generated when one or more new processes are created. It is
 * a bulk event that is sent to child listeners on the source element. Since
 * processes belong to a job, but can also be associated with a node, the
 * source element can be either a job or node.
 * 
 * @see org.eclipse.ptp.core.elements.listeners.IJobChildListener
 * @see org.eclipse.ptp.core.elements.listeners.INodeChildListener
 */
public interface INewProcessEvent {
	
	/**
	 * Get the new processes
	 * 
	 * @return the new processes
	 */
	public Collection<IPProcess> getProcesses();

	/**
	 * Get the source of this event. Since a process normally has two parents,
	 * a job and a node, his will return the source that generated the
	 * event.
	 * 
	 * @return the source of the event
	 */
	public IPElement getSource();
}