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1   /*
2    Copyright (C) 2007 Grid Systems, S.A.
3   
4    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8   
9    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
12   Lesser General Public License for more details.
13  
14   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
15   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
16   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
17  */
18  package nextgrid.api.env;
19  
20  import nextgrid.api.pom.Process;
21  
22  /**
23   * Prioritiser type.
24   *
25   * @author Rodrigo Ruiz
26   */
27  public interface Prioritiser {
28  
29    /**
30     * Prioritise a process.
31     *
32     * @param process The process to prioritise
33     * @return The resulting priority
34     * @throws PriorityException If an error occurs
35     */
36    Process prioritise(Process process) throws PriorityException;
37  }