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package kieker.tools.traceAnalysis.filter;

import kieker.tools.traceAnalysis.filter.visualization.graph.AbstractGraph;

/**
 * Interface for graph-outputting filters.
 * 
 * @author Holger Knoche
 * 
 * @param <G>
 *            The type of the output graph
 * 
 * @since 1.6
 */
public interface IGraphOutputtingFilter<G extends AbstractGraph<?, ?, ?>> {

	/**
	 * The default name for graph output ports.
	 */
	public static final String OUTPUT_PORT_NAME_GRAPH = "graphs";

	/**
	 * Returns the name of the port this filter uses to emit the graph.
	 * 
	 * @return See above
	 * 
	 * @since 1.6
	 */
	public String getGraphOutputPortName();

}
