| /******************************************************************************* |
| * Copyright (c) 2012 Obeo. |
| * 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: |
| * Obeo - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.emf.compare.utils; |
| |
| import org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Adapter; |
| import org.eclipse.emf.compare.Comparison; |
| |
| /** |
| * Use to compare objects by the {@link org.eclipse.emf.compare.match.IMatchEngine}. |
| * |
| * @author <a href="mailto:mikael.barbero@obeo.fr">Mikael Barbero</a> |
| */ |
| public interface IEqualityHelper extends Adapter { |
| |
| /** |
| * Check that the two given values are "equal", considering the specifics of EMF. |
| * |
| * @param object1 |
| * First of the two objects to compare here. |
| * @param object2 |
| * Second of the two objects to compare here. |
| * @return <code>true</code> if both objects are to be considered equal, <code>false</code> otherwise. |
| */ |
| boolean matchingValues(Object object1, Object object2); |
| |
| /** |
| * This should only be used if the two given Objects are known not to be instances of EObjects. EObjects |
| * passed for comparison through here will be compared through their {@link Object#equals(Object)} |
| * implementation. |
| * |
| * @param object1 |
| * First of the two objects to compare here. |
| * @param object2 |
| * Second of the two objects to compare here. |
| * @return <code>true</code> if both objects are to be considered equal, <code>false</code> otherwise. |
| */ |
| boolean matchingAttributeValues(Object object1, Object object2); |
| |
| /** |
| * {@inheritDoc} |
| * |
| * @see org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Adapter#getTarget() |
| */ |
| Comparison getTarget(); |
| |
| } |
