+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2005 The BISON Project
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+package peersim.dynamics;
+
+import peersim.core.Node;
+
+/**
+ * Generic interface to initialize a node before inserting it into the
+ * simulation. Other components like {@link DynamicNetwork} can use a
+ * NodeInitializer. It is designed to allow maximal flexibility therefore poses
+ * virtually no restrictions on the implementation. It can even be used to
+ * implement initializations that require global knowledge of the system.
+ */
+public interface NodeInitializer
+{
+
+/**
+ * Performs arbitrary initializations on the given node. It is guaranteed that
+ * this is called <em>before</em> inserting the node into the network.
+ */
+public void initialize(Node n);
+
+}
