core/plugins/org.eclipse.dltk.core/model/org/eclipse/dltk/core/ITypeHierarchy.java

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package org.eclipse.dltk.core;

import java.io.OutputStream;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;

/**
 * A type hierarchy provides navigations between a type and its resolved
 * supertypes and subtypes for a specific type or for all types within a region.
 * Supertypes may extend outside of the type hierarchy's region in which it was
 * created such that the root of the hierarchy is always included. For example,
 * if a type hierarchy is created for a <code>java.io.File</code>, and the
 * region the hierarchy was created in is the package fragment
 * <code>java.io</code>, the supertype <code>java.lang.Object</code> will
 * still be included.
 * <p>
 * A type hierarchy is static and can become stale. Although consistent when
 * created, it does not automatically track changes in the model. As changes in
 * the model potentially invalidate the hierarchy, change notifications are sent
 * to registered <code>ITypeHierarchyChangedListener</code>s. Listeners
 * should use the <code>exists</code> method to determine if the hierarchy has
 * become completely invalid (for example, when the type or project the
 * hierarchy was created on has been removed). To refresh a hierarchy, use the
 * <code>refresh</code> method.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * The type hierarchy may contain cycles due to malformed supertype
 * declarations. Most type hierarchy queries are oblivious to cycles; the
 * <code>getAll* </code> methods are implemented such that they are unaffected
 * by cycles.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 */
public interface ITypeHierarchy {
	public static enum Mode {
		HIERARCHY, SUPERTYPE
	}
	
	/**
	 * Adds the given listener for changes to this type hierarchy. Listeners are
	 * notified when this type hierarchy changes and needs to be refreshed. Has
	 * no effect if an identical listener is already registered.
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 *            the listener
	 */
	void addTypeHierarchyChangedListener(ITypeHierarchyChangedListener listener);

	/**
	 * Returns whether the given type is part of this hierarchy.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return true if the given type is part of this hierarchy, false otherwise
	 */
	boolean contains(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns whether the type and project this hierarchy was created on exist.
	 * 
	 * @return true if the type and project this hierarchy was created on exist,
	 *         false otherwise
	 */
	boolean exists();

	/**
	 * Returns all classes in this type hierarchy's graph, in no particular
	 * order. Any classes in the creation region which were not resolved to have
	 * any subtypes or supertypes are not included in the result.
	 * 
	 * @return all classes in this type hierarchy's graph
	 */
	IType[] getAllClasses();

	/**
	 * Returns all resolved subtypes (direct and indirect) of the given type, in
	 * no particular order, limited to the types in this type hierarchy's graph.
	 * An empty array is returned if there are no resolved subtypes for the
	 * given type.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return all resolved subtypes (direct and indirect) of the given type
	 */
	IType[] getAllSubtypes(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns all resolved superclasses of the given class, in bottom-up order.
	 * An empty array is returned if there are no resolved superclasses for the
	 * given class.
	 * 
	 * <p>
	 * NOTE: once a type hierarchy has been created, it is more efficient to
	 * query the hierarchy for superclasses than to query a class recursively up
	 * the superclass chain. Querying an element performs a dynamic resolution,
	 * whereas the hierarchy returns a pre-computed result.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return all resolved superclasses of the given class, in bottom-up order,
	 *         an empty array if none.
	 */
	IType[] getAllSuperclasses(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns all resolved supertypes of the given type, in bottom-up order. An
	 * empty array is returned if there are no resolved supertypes for the given
	 * type.
	 * <p>
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * NOTE: once a type hierarchy has been created, it is more efficient to
	 * query the hierarchy for supertypes than to query a type recursively up
	 * the supertype chain. Querying an element performs a dynamic resolution,
	 * whereas the hierarchy returns a pre-computed result.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return all resolved supertypes of the given class, in bottom-up order,
	 *         an empty array if none
	 */
	IType[] getAllSupertypes(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns all types in this type hierarchy's graph, in no particular order.
	 * Any types in the creation region which were not resolved to have any
	 * subtypes or supertypes are not included in the result.
	 * 
	 * @return all types in this type hierarchy's grap
	 */
	IType[] getAllTypes();

	/**
	 * Return the flags associated with the given type (would be equivalent to
	 * <code>IMember.getFlags()</code>), or <code>-1</code> if this
	 * information wasn't cached on the hierarchy during its computation.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return the modifier flags for this member
	 * @see Flags
	 * 
	 */
	int getCachedFlags(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns all classes in the graph which have no resolved superclass, in no
	 * particular order.
	 * 
	 * @return all classes in the graph which have no resolved superclass
	 */
	IType[] getRootClasses();

	/**
	 * Returns the direct resolved subclasses of the given class, in no
	 * particular order, limited to the classes in this type hierarchy's graph.
	 * Returns an empty collection if the given type is an interface, or if no
	 * classes were resolved to be subclasses of the given class.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return the direct resolved subclasses of the given class limited to the
	 *         classes in this type hierarchy's graph, an empty collection if
	 *         none.
	 */
	IType[] getSubclasses(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns the direct resolved subtypes of the given type, in no particular
	 * order, limited to the types in this type hierarchy's graph. If the type
	 * is a class, this returns the resolved subclasses. If the type is an
	 * interface, this returns both the classes which implement the interface
	 * and the interfaces which extend it.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return the direct resolved subtypes of the given type limited to the
	 *         types in this type hierarchy's graph
	 */
	IType[] getSubtypes(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns the resolved superclass of the given class, or <code>null</code>
	 * if the given class has no superclass, the superclass could not be
	 * resolved, or if the given type is an interface.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return the resolved superclass of the given class, or <code>null</code>
	 *         if the given class has no superclass, the superclass could not be
	 *         resolved, or if the given type is an interface
	 */
	IType[] getSuperclass(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns the resolved supertypes of the given type, in no particular
	 * order, limited to the types in this type hierarchy's graph. For classes,
	 * this returns its superclass and the interfaces that the class implements.
	 * For interfaces, this returns the interfaces that the interface extends.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            the given type
	 * @return the resolved supertypes of the given type limited to the types in
	 *         this type hierarchy's graph
	 */
	IType[] getSupertypes(IType type);

	/**
	 * Returns the type this hierarchy was computed for. Returns
	 * <code>null</code> if this hierarchy was computed for a region.
	 * 
	 * @return the type this hierarchy was computed for
	 */
	IType getType();

	/**
	 * Re-computes the type hierarchy reporting progress.
	 * 
	 * @param monitor
	 *            the given progress monitor
	 * @exception ModelException
	 *                if unable to refresh the hierarchy
	 */
	void refresh(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws ModelException;

	/**
	 * Removes the given listener from this type hierarchy. Has no affect if an
	 * identical listener is not registered.
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 *            the listener
	 */
	void removeTypeHierarchyChangedListener(
			ITypeHierarchyChangedListener listener);

	/**
	 * Stores the type hierarchy in an output stream. This stored hierarchy can
	 * be load by IType#loadTypeHierachy(IScriptProject, InputStream,
	 * IProgressMonitor). Listeners of this hierarchy are not stored.
	 * 
	 * Only hierarchies created by the following methods can be store:
	 * <ul>
	 * <li>IType#newSupertypeHierarchy(IProgressMonitor)</li>
	 * <li>IType#newTypeHierarchy(IProgressMonitor)</li>
	 * </u>
	 * 
	 * @param outputStream
	 *            output stream where the hierarchy will be stored
	 * @param monitor
	 *            the given progress monitor
	 * @exception ModelException
	 *                if unable to store the hierarchy in the ouput stream
	 * @see IType#loadTypeHierachy(java.io.InputStream, IProgressMonitor)
	 * 
	 */
	void store(OutputStream outputStream, IProgressMonitor monitor)
			throws ModelException;
}