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+/*
+ * Copyright Capita Translation and Interpreting 2013
+ *
+ * This file is part of OMTC.
+ *
+ * OMTC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * OMTC 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 OMTC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.capitati.omtc.core.scheduling;
+
+/**
+ * Implementers should define the priority policy for their product. A priority
+ * description is used to provide the parameters that shall be used to generate
+ * a priority object. The description may include SLA, due date, user's price
+ * plan, one-off task payment details that would improve a task's priority etc.
+ *
+ * @author ianjohnson
+ *
+ * @param <V> the type of the priority value.
+ * @param <D> the type of the priority description. This is a type that provides
+ * all the parameters that will be combined to create a priority object.
+ */
+public interface IPriorityMechanism<V, D> {
+  /**
+   * Taking a priority description generate a priority object that is the
+   * combination of the description.
+   * 
+   * @param priorityDescription - the parameters to use to generate the priority.
+   * @return A priority object.
+   * @throws Exception
+   */
+  IPriority<V> getPriority(D priorityDescription) throws Exception;
+}