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+package net.cshift.transit.network;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kyle Gunger
+ * @apiNote A pool manifest represents a set of possible data/resource pools that another node can request a channel to.
+ */
+public abstract class PoolManifest {
+    
+    /** Represents the number of pools that the node has access to.
+     * @apiNote A "pool" in this context represents an independent network of resources.
+     * Each network in the pool may represent a different TypeGroup.
+     * Pool zero should be the default group that simple nodes will attempt to connect to.
+     * @param group The TypeGroup that the pool belongs to
+     */
+    public abstract int poolCount();
+
+    /** If the mod supports named pools, the names can be queried through this function.
+     *
+     * @param group The TypeGroup the pool belongs to
+     * @param pool Array-like index for pool (gotten from poolCount)
+     */
+    public String poolName(int pool) {
+        return "";
+    }
+    
+    /** Returns true if the pool with the given id supports the given group
+     * 
+     * @param pool The pool ID to query
+     * @param group The TypeGroup to query
+     * @return {@code true} if the pool supports the specified group, {@code false} otherwise
+     */
+    public abstract boolean poolProvides(int pool, String group);
+
+    /** If the mod supports pool descriptions, they can be accessed by this method.
+     * 
+     * @param group The TypeGroup the pool belongs to
+     * @param pool Array-like index for pool (gotten from poolCount)
+    */
+    public String poolDescription(int pool) {
+        return "";
+    }
+}