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 * $Id: MoteMemory.java,v 1.1 2006/08/21 12:12:55 fros4943 Exp $
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package se.sics.cooja;

/**
 * This interface represents a mote memory.
 * 
 * Mote memory is represented by byte arrays and this
 * interface provides a few of basic operations.
 * 
 * Note that this memory internally may consist of several
 * different memory sections, not covering the entire range
 * between the start address and the end address of this memory.
 *
 * @author Fredrik Osterlind
 */
public interface MoteMemory {

  /**
   * Clears the entire memory.
   */
  public void clearMemory();
  
  /**
   * Returns a memory segment.
   * 
   * @param address Start address of memory segment
   * @param size Size of memory segment
   * @return Memory segment or null if segment not available
   */
  public byte[] getMemorySegment(int address, int size);

  /**
   * Sets a memory segment.
   * 
   * @param address Start address of memory segment
   * @param data Data
   */
  public void setMemorySegment(int address, byte[] data);

  /**
   * Returns the sum of all byte array sizes in this memory.
   * This is not neccessarily the the same as the total memory range,
   * since the entire memory range may not be handled by this memory.
   * 
   * @return Total size
   */
  public int getTotalSize();

}