using System;
using DTS.Common.Interface.GroupTemplate;

namespace DTS.Common.Interface.Groups
{
    /// <summary>
    /// represents a channel in a group (logical channel)
    /// can be associated with a physical hardware channel and/or a sensor 
    /// [THIS IS FOR THE OLD (PRE 2.0) TESTOBJECT CHANNELS]
    /// </summary>
    public interface IGroupChannel : IGroupTemplateChannel, IComparable<IGroupChannel>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// controls whether channel should be used when collecting data or not
        /// Disabled channels are not used in run test
        /// </summary>
        bool Disabled { get; set; }
        int ChannelIdx { get; set; }
        /// <summary>
        /// the serial number of the sensor associated with this channel (if any)
        /// </summary>
        string SensorSerialNumber { get; set; }
        /// <summary>
        /// the hardware channel associated with this channel
        /// </summary>
        string HardwareId { get; set; }
    }
}