001package jmri.jmrix.dccpp; 002 003/** 004 * interface for DCCppPortController objects. 005 * <p> 006 * 007 * @author Paul Bender Copyright (C) 2010 008 * @author Mark Underwood Copyright (C) 2015 009 * 010 * Based on XNetPortController by Paul Bender 011 */ 012public interface DCCppPortController extends jmri.jmrix.PortAdapter { 013 014 /** 015 * Check that this object is ready to operate. This is a question of 016 * configuration, not transient hardware status. 017 */ 018 @Override 019 public boolean status(); 020 021 /** 022 * Can the port accept additional characters? This might go false for short 023 * intervals, but it might also stick off if something goes wrong. 024 * @return true if OK to send, else false. 025 */ 026 public boolean okToSend(); 027 028 /** 029 * We need a way to say if the output buffer is empty or not 030 * @param s true to set buffer empty, else false. 031 */ 032 public void setOutputBufferEmpty(boolean s); 033 034} 035 036 037