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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Raytheon.Communication;
using Raytheon.Communication.Rpc;

namespace Raytheon.Instruments
{
    /// <summary>
    /// IInstrumentProxyFactory - interface to a proxy instrument factory, used to identify
    ///                           the ums piece that will do the proxy'ing
    /// </summary>
    public interface IInstrumentProxyFactory
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initialize - sets up the factory with the ums components it needs to distribute
        ///              the proxy instruments
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="umsHost">the port used to proxy</param>
        /// <param name="umsClientFactory">the factory associated with port to create the clients</param>
        void Initialize(IUms umsHost, IUmsClientFactory umsClientFactory);

        /// <summary>
        /// GetInstrument - get a proxy'd instrument
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="name">unique name of the instrument</param>
        /// <returns>null if the instrument does not exist and the instrument implementation if it does</returns>
        IInstrument GetInstrument(string name);

        /// <summary>
        /// GetSupportedInterfaces - discovery about the factory to find out which instruments
        ///                          it provides proxies to
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>collection of supported interface names</returns>
        ICollection<string> GetSupportedInterfaces();
    }
}