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+package net.cshift.transit.network;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kyle Gunger
+ * @apiNote A channel manifest represents a set of possible data/resource pools that another node can request a channel to.
+ */
+public interface PoolManifest {
+    
+    /** Represents the number of pools that the node has access to for the specified resource.
+     * @apiNote A "pool" in this context represents an independant network of resources.
+     * 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 int poolCount(String group);
+
+    /** The ID of the pool.  The INode will use this in a connection attempt with the other INode.
+     * 
+     * @param group The TypeGroup the pool belongs to
+     * @param pool Array-like index for pool (gotten from poolCount)
+     */
+    public int poolID(String group, int pool);
+
+    /** If the mod supports named pools, the names can be querried through this function.
+     *
+     * @param group The TypeGroup the pool belongs to
+     * @param pool Array-like index for pool (gotten from poolCount)
+     */
+    public String poolName(String group, int pool);
+
+    /** 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(String group, int pool);
+}