/*   Filename: INonBlockingTupleExchange.java, no STUDENT changes needed.
  ************************************************************
  Author:     Dr. Parson
  Student co-author: 
  Major:      Professor
  Creation Date: 2/23/2024
  Due Date: 3/28/2024 after spring break
  Course:   CSC543 spring 2024
  Professor Name: D. Parson
  Assignment: #3
  Interface INonBlockingTupleExchange for NonBlockingQueue,
    NonBlockingAtomicReference, and NonBlockingAtomicReferenceArray
    implementing classes.
  @see CSC543s24NonBlockingDataflowAssn3NoThreads
  @see FiveTuple
*/

package CSC543s24NonBlockingDataflowAssn3 ;

public interface INonBlockingTupleExchange<TupleType> {
    /* TupleType will be FiveTuple or TenTuple in this assignment. */
    void spinUntilPut(TupleType tuple) ;
    /*
     * spinUntilPut spins until it succeeds in calling non-blocking
     * offer() into a supporting Queue<TupleType> or performs successful insertion
     * into an AtomicReference<TupleType> or AtomicReferenceArray<TupleType>
     * via compareAndSet().
    */
    TupleType spinUntilTake();
    /*
     * spinUntilTake spins until it succeeds in calling non-blocking
     * poll() out of a supporting Queue<TupleType> or performs successful retrieval
     * from an AtomicReference<TupleType> or AtomicReferenceArray<TupleType>
     * via getAndSet().
    */
}