While the role of all the relevant interfaces has been determined,
it still remains difficult to establish a sensible relationship.
Which one is the most fundamental interface?
After a lot of mulling, it seems that the `Provision` interface
should be used as foundation, since it describes the very core
of the parameter concept developed here -- even while the actual
form of the operations must be ''somewhat cunningly reversed'',
so that the knowledge regarding the underlying type can be
kept an opaque implementation detail.
The `Domain` interface would then be layered on top, and describes
the capability to transfer values between buffers marked with different
domains (which effectively requires a double-dispatch in the general case).
In the current stage, a design-draft is required that is sufficiently adequate
to be used as code placeholder and to evolve into the full specification eventually.
- we need a single parameter container type with value semantics
- parameters must support a selection of basic value types, with conversions
- the value range can be limited, and a parameter can be associated
with a ''Scale'' (stepped, continuous, logarithmic)
- a parameter can be linked to a functional source
- parameters are (virtually) copyable
Parameters and Automation will certainly play a crucial role eventually.
They will form a network of relationships to cover all further concerns that can not directly be conceptualised as arrangement or processing.
A shift in the setup of the Job-Functor arguments necessitates to introduce a `Parameter` type — ''albeit just as placeholder''