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+using RealTimeGraphX.EventArguments;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace RealTimeGraphX
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a graph component which passes data to some other type of component.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TOut">The type of the out.</typeparam>
+    /// <seealso cref="RealTimeGraphX.IGraphComponent" />
+    public interface IGraphOutputComponent<TOut> : IGraphComponent where TOut : IGraphComponent
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Occurs when the <see cref="Output"/> property has changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        event EventHandler<OutputChangedEventArgs<TOut>> OutputChanged;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the connected output <see cref="IGraphComponent"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        TOut Output { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Connects this component to another <see cref="IGraphComponent" />.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="output">The output component.</param>
+        /// <param name="fromOutput">Specifies whether this call was made from a <see cref="TOut"/> component.</param>
+        void ConnectOutput(TOut output, bool fromOutput = false);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Disconnects this component from the connected <see cref="Output"/> <see cref="IGraphComponent"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="fromOutput">Specifies whether this call was made from a <see cref="TOut"/> component.</param>
+        void DisconnectOutput(bool fromOutput = false);
+    }
+}