/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package de.lmu.ifi.pst.mdd4soa.transform.impl.iom;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;

import de.lmu.ifi.pst.mdd4soa.transform.exception.TransformationException;
import de.lmu.ifi.pst.mdd4soa.transform.impl.iom.type.Type;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Interaction Parameter</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link de.lmu.ifi.pst.mdd4soa.transform.impl.iom.InteractionParameter#getOperationParameter <em>Operation Parameter</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see de.lmu.ifi.pst.mdd4soa.transform.impl.iom.IOMPackage#getInteractionParameter()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface InteractionParameter extends EObject {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Operation Parameter</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Operation Parameter</em>' reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Operation Parameter</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setOperationParameter(ServiceOperationParameter)
	 * @see de.lmu.ifi.pst.mdd4soa.transform.impl.iom.IOMPackage#getInteractionParameter_OperationParameter()
	 * @model required="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	ServiceOperationParameter getOperationParameter();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link de.lmu.ifi.pst.mdd4soa.transform.impl.iom.InteractionParameter#getOperationParameter <em>Operation Parameter</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Operation Parameter</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getOperationParameter()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setOperationParameter(ServiceOperationParameter value);

	/**
	 * Gets the type of the expression being sent or received
	 * 
	 * @return {@link Type} of the expression for this parameter
	 */
	Type getType() throws TransformationException;
	
	Expression getExpression();
	
} // InteractionParameter
