/**
 */
package org.eclipse.etrice.core.room;


/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Sub Protocol</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * <br>The sub protocol is part of the {@link CompoundProtocolClass} and defines
 * kind of a named channel for messages. The sub protocols are used to associate an
 * end port with a particular channel.
 * 
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * </p>
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.etrice.core.room.SubProtocol#getName <em>Name</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.etrice.core.room.SubProtocol#getProtocol <em>Protocol</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.etrice.core.room.RoomPackage#getSubProtocol()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface SubProtocol extends RoomElement
{
  /**
   * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Name</b></em>' attribute.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
   * <br>By this name the sub protocols or channels are distinguished.
   * 
   * <!-- end-model-doc -->
   * @return the value of the '<em>Name</em>' attribute.
   * @see #setName(String)
   * @see org.eclipse.etrice.core.room.RoomPackage#getSubProtocol_Name()
   * @model
   * @generated
   */
  String getName();

  /**
   * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.etrice.core.room.SubProtocol#getName <em>Name</em>}' attribute.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * @param value the new value of the '<em>Name</em>' attribute.
   * @see #getName()
   * @generated
   */
  void setName(String value);

  /**
   * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Protocol</b></em>' reference.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
   * <br>This is the protocol of this channel.
   * 
   * <!-- end-model-doc -->
   * @return the value of the '<em>Protocol</em>' reference.
   * @see #setProtocol(GeneralProtocolClass)
   * @see org.eclipse.etrice.core.room.RoomPackage#getSubProtocol_Protocol()
   * @model
   * @generated
   */
  GeneralProtocolClass getProtocol();

  /**
   * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.etrice.core.room.SubProtocol#getProtocol <em>Protocol</em>}' reference.
   * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
   * <!-- end-user-doc -->
   * @param value the new value of the '<em>Protocol</em>' reference.
   * @see #getProtocol()
   * @generated
   */
  void setProtocol(GeneralProtocolClass value);

} // SubProtocol