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package com.atlarge.opendc.model.topology

/**
 * A builder for [Topology] instances.
 *
 * @author Fabian Mastenbroek (f.s.mastenbroek@student.tudelft.nl)
 */
interface TopologyBuilder : TopologyFactory {
    /**
     * Construct a [Topology] from the given block and return it.
     *
     * @param block The block to construct the topology.
     * @return The topology that has been built.
     */
    fun construct(block: MutableTopology.() -> Unit): MutableTopology = create().apply(block)
}
