001    // GraphLab Project: http://graphlab.sharif.edu
002    // Copyright (C) 2008 Mathematical Science Department of Sharif University of Technology
003    // Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL): http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
004    package graphlab.platform.attribute;
005    
006    import graphlab.platform.lang.Validator;
007    
008    import java.io.Serializable;
009    
010    /**
011     * the place holder for a single validable attribute
012     *
013     * @author Azin Azadi
014     */
015    public interface AtomAttribute<T> extends Validator<T>, Serializable {
016        public boolean setValue(T value);
017    
018        public T getValue();
019    }