001package jmri.jmrix.dccpp; 002 003/** 004 * interface for DCCppPortController objects. 005 * 006 * @author Paul Bender Copyright (C) 2010 007 * @author Mark Underwood Copyright (C) 2015 008 * 009 * Based on XNetPortController by Paul Bender 010 */ 011public interface DCCppPortController extends jmri.jmrix.PortAdapter { 012 013 /** 014 * Check that this object is ready to operate. This is a question of 015 * configuration, not transient hardware status. 016 */ 017 @Override 018 boolean status(); 019 020 /** 021 * Can the port accept additional characters? This might go false for short 022 * intervals, but it might also stick off if something goes wrong. 023 * @return true if OK to send, else false. 024 */ 025 boolean okToSend(); 026 027 /** 028 * We need a way to say if the output buffer is empty or not 029 * @param s true to set buffer empty, else false. 030 */ 031 void setOutputBufferEmpty(boolean s); 032 033} 034 035 036