Package org.optaplanner.core.impl.domain.variable.supply

Interface Demand<Supply_ extends Supply>

Type Parameters:

Supply_ - Subclass of Supply

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnchorVariableDemand, CollectionInverseVariableDemand, IndexVariableDemand, SingletonInverseVariableDemand, SingletonListInverseVariableDemand

public interface Demand<Supply_ extends Supply>

A subsystem submits a demand for a Supply. Implementations must overwrite Object.equals(Object) and Object.hashCode().

See Also:

Supply, SupplyManager

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Supply_	createExternalizedSupply(SupplyManager supplyManager)	Only called if the domain model doesn't already support the demand (through a shadow variable usually).

Method Detail

createExternalizedSupply

Supply_ createExternalizedSupply(SupplyManager supplyManager)

Only called if the domain model doesn't already support the demand (through a shadow variable usually). Equal demands share the same Supply.

Parameters:

supplyManager - never null

Returns:

never null