+package net.mograsim.logic.ui.serializing.snippets;
+
+import net.mograsim.logic.ui.model.components.GUIComponent;
+
+public interface HighLevelStateHandler
+{
+ /**
+ * Sets the given high-level state to the given value. <br>
+ * A high level state ID consists of parts separated by dots ('.').<br>
+ * The last part (the part after the last dot) is called "atomic high level state ID". The parts before that part are called
+ * "subcomponent ID"s.<br>
+ * If there is no dot in a high level state ID, the whole high level state ID is called atomic.<br>
+ * Note that subcomponent IDs don't have to correspond to actual subcomponents. For example, a RAM component may supply subcomponent IDs
+ * "c0000", "c0001" ... "cFFFF" without actually having a subcomponent for each cell. It also is allowed to delegate an atomic high
+ * level state ID to a subcomponent.
+ *
+ * @see #getHighLevelState(String)
+ * @see GUIComponent#setHighLevelState(String, Object)
+ *
+ * @author Daniel Kirschten
+ */
+ public void setHighLevelState(String stateID, Object newState);
+
+ /**
+ * Gets the current value of the given high-level state. <br>
+ * See {@link #setHighLevelState(String, Object)} for an explanation of high-level state IDs.
+ *
+ * @see #setHighLevelState(String, Object)
+ * @see GUIComponent#getHighLevelState(String)
+ *
+ * @author Daniel Kirschten
+ */
+ public Object getHighLevelState(String stateID);
+}
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