source: branches/autoquest-core-tasktrees-alignment/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/autoquest/tasktrees/treeifc/IEventTaskInstance.java @ 1733

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package de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc;

import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.eventcore.Event;

/**
 * <p>
 * the instance of an {@link IEventTask}. The instance refers to the concrete
 * event it represents.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Patrick Harms
 */
public interface IEventTaskInstance extends ITaskInstance {

        /**
         * <p>
         * clones this task instance by creating exact clones of itself. The
         * referred task and event stay untouched
         * </p>
         * 
         * @return a clone of the task instance
         */
        @Override
        public IEventTaskInstance clone();

        /**
         * <p>
         * returns the event represented by this event task instance
         * </p>
         * 
         * @return as described
         */
        public Event getEvent();

        /**
         * <p>
         * returns the task related to the instance, i.e. the event task.
         * </p>
         * 
         * @return as described
         */
        public IEventTask getEventTask();

}