bundles/org.eclipse.core.databinding.property/src/org/eclipse/core/databinding/property/set/ISetProperty.java

/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2008, 2010 Matthew Hall and others.
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     Matthew Hall - initial API and implementation (bug 194734)
 *     Matthew Hall - bug 195222
 ******************************************************************************/

package org.eclipse.core.databinding.property.set;

import java.util.Set;

import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.map.IObservableMap;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.masterdetail.IObservableFactory;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.set.IObservableSet;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.set.SetDiff;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.value.IObservableValue;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.property.IProperty;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.property.map.IMapProperty;
import org.eclipse.core.databinding.property.value.IValueProperty;

/**
 * Interface for set-typed properties
 * 
 * @param <S>
 *            type of the source object
 * @param <E>
 *            type of the elements in the set
 * @since 1.2
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 *              Clients should instead subclass one of the classes that
 *              implement this interface. Note that direct implementers of this
 *              interface outside of the framework will be broken in future
 *              releases when methods are added to this interface.
 * @see SetProperty
 * @see SimpleSetProperty
 */
public interface ISetProperty<S, E> extends IProperty {
	/**
	 * Returns the type of the elements in the set or <code>null</code> if
	 * untyped
	 * 
	 * @return the type of the elements in the set or <code>null</code> if
	 *         untyped
	 * @deprecated use getElementClass instead
	 */
	public Object getElementType();

	/**
	 * Returns the type of the elements in the set or <code>Object.class</code>
	 * if untyped
	 * 
	 * @return the type of the elements in the set
	 * @since 1.5
	 */
	public Class<E> getElementClass();

	/**
	 * Returns an unmodifiable Set with the current contents of the source's set
	 * property
	 * 
	 * @param source
	 *            the property source (may be null)
	 * @return an unmodifiable Set with the current contents of the source's set
	 *         property
	 * @since 1.3
	 */
	public Set<E> getSet(S source);

	/**
	 * Updates the property on the source with the specified change.
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Note:</b> This method is made available to facilitate basic property
	 * access. However if the property source lacks property change
	 * notification, then observables on the source object may not be notified
	 * of the change. In most cases it is preferable to modify the source
	 * through an {@link IObservableSet} than through the property directly.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param source
	 *            the property source (may be null)
	 * @param set
	 *            the new set
	 * @since 1.3
	 */
	public void setSet(S source, Set<E> set);

	/**
	 * Updates the property on the source with the specified change.
	 * <p>
	 * <b>Note:</b> This method is made available to facilitate basic property
	 * access. However if the property source lacks property change
	 * notification, then observables on the source object may not be notified
	 * of the change. In most cases it is preferable to modify the source
	 * through an {@link IObservableSet} than through the property directly.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param source
	 *            the property source (may be null)
	 * @param diff
	 *            a diff describing the change
	 * @since 1.3
	 */
	public void updateSet(S source, SetDiff<E> diff);

	/**
	 * Returns an observable set observing this set property on the given
	 * property source
	 * 
	 * @param source
	 *            the property source
	 * @return an observable set observing this set property on the given
	 *         property source
	 */
	public IObservableSet<E> observe(S source);

	/**
	 * Returns an observable set observing this set property on the given
	 * property source
	 * 
	 * @param realm
	 *            the observable's realm
	 * @param source
	 *            the property source
	 * @return an observable set observing this set property on the given
	 *         property source
	 */
	public IObservableSet<E> observe(Realm realm, S source);

	/**
	 * Returns a factory for creating observable sets tracking this property of
	 * a particular property source.
	 * 
	 * @return a factory for creating observable sets tracking this property of
	 *         a particular property source.
	 */
	public IObservableFactory<S, IObservableSet<E>> setFactory();

	/**
	 * Returns a factory for creating observable sets in the given realm,
	 * tracking this property of a particular property source.
	 * 
	 * @param realm
	 *            the realm
	 * 
	 * @return a factory for creating observable sets in the given realm,
	 *         tracking this property of a particular property source.
	 */
	public IObservableFactory<S, IObservableSet<E>> setFactory(Realm realm);

	/**
	 * Returns an observable set on the master observable's realm which tracks
	 * this property of the current value of <code>master</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param master
	 *            the master observable
	 * @return an observable set on the given realm which tracks this property
	 *         of the current value of <code>master</code>.
	 */
	public <U extends S> IObservableSet<E> observeDetail(
			IObservableValue<U> master);

	/**
	 * Returns the nested combination of this property and the specified detail
	 * value property. Note that because this property is a projection of value
	 * properties over a set, the only modifications supported are through the
	 * {@link IObservableMap#put(Object, Object)} and
	 * {@link IObservableMap#putAll(java.util.Map)} methods. In the latter case,
	 * this property does not put entries for keys not already in the master key
	 * set. Modifications made through the returned property are delegated to
	 * the detail property, using the corresponding set element from the master
	 * property as the source.
	 * 
	 * @param detailValues
	 *            the detail property
	 * @return the nested combination of the master set and detail value
	 *         properties
	 */
	public <T> IMapProperty<S, E, T> values(
			IValueProperty<? super E, T> detailValues);
}