001/* An interface for actors that have tentative and committed state.
002
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027 */
028package ptolemy.actor.continuous;
029
030import ptolemy.kernel.util.IllegalActionException;
031
032//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
033////
034
035/**
036 Interface for actors and directors
037 that have tentative state that can be rolled back.
038 @author  Haiyang Zheng and Edward A. Lee
039 @version $Id$
040 @since Ptolemy II 10.0
041 @Pt.ProposedRating Green (hyzheng)
042 @Pt.AcceptedRating Green (eal)
043 */
044public interface ContinuousStatefulComponent {
045
046    /** Roll back to committed state.
047     *  @exception IllegalActionException If the rollback attempts to go
048     *   back further than the last committed time.
049     */
050    public void rollBackToCommittedState() throws IllegalActionException;
051}