plugins/org.eclipse.uml2.uml/src/org/eclipse/uml2/uml/UnmarshallAction.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005, 2011 IBM Corporation, CEA, 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:
 *   IBM - initial API and implementation
 *   Kenn Hussey (CEA) - 327039
 *
 * $Id: UnmarshallAction.java,v 1.12 2007/10/23 15:54:22 jbruck Exp $
 */
package org.eclipse.uml2.uml;

import java.util.Map;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Unmarshall Action</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * An unmarshall action is an action that breaks an object of a known type into outputs each of which is equal to a value from a structural feature of the object.
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UnmarshallAction#getObject <em>Object</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UnmarshallAction#getResults <em>Result</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UnmarshallAction#getUnmarshallType <em>Unmarshall Type</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getUnmarshallAction()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface UnmarshallAction
		extends Action {

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin}.
	 * <p>
	 * This feature subsets the following features:
	 * <ul>
	 *   <li>'{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Action#getOutputs() <em>Output</em>}'</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The values of the structural features of the input object.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Result</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getUnmarshallAction_Result()
	 * @model containment="true" resolveProxies="true" required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<OutputPin> getResults();

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin}, with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', and appends it to the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin}.
	 * @see #getResults()
	 * @generated
	 */
	OutputPin createResult(String name, Type type);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getResults()
	 * @generated
	 */
	OutputPin getResult(String name, Type type);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore case in {@link java.lang.String} comparisons.
	 * @param createOnDemand Whether to create a {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} on demand if not found.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getResults()
	 * @generated
	 */
	OutputPin getResult(String name, Type type, boolean ignoreCase,
			boolean createOnDemand);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore case in {@link java.lang.String} comparisons.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getResults()
	 * @generated NOT
	 */
	OutputPin getResult(String name, Type type, boolean ignoreCase);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Unmarshall Type</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The type of the object to be unmarshalled.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Unmarshall Type</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setUnmarshallType(Classifier)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getUnmarshallAction_UnmarshallType()
	 * @model required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Classifier getUnmarshallType();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UnmarshallAction#getUnmarshallType <em>Unmarshall Type</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Unmarshall Type</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getUnmarshallType()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setUnmarshallType(Classifier value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Object</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <p>
	 * This feature subsets the following features:
	 * <ul>
	 *   <li>'{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Action#getInputs() <em>Input</em>}'</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The object to be unmarshalled.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Object</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setObject(InputPin)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getUnmarshallAction_Object()
	 * @model containment="true" resolveProxies="true" required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	InputPin getObject();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UnmarshallAction#getObject <em>Object</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Object</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getObject()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setObject(InputPin value);

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin}, with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', and sets the '<em><b>Object</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin} to create.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin}.
	 * @see #getObject()
	 * @generated
	 */
	InputPin createObject(String name, Type type, EClass eClass);

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin},with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', and sets the '<em><b>Object</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param type The '<em><b>Type</b></em>' for the new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.InputPin}.
	 * @see #getObject()
	 * @generated
	 */
	InputPin createObject(String name, Type type);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The type of the object input pin must be the same as the unmarshall classifier.
	 * true
	 * @param diagnostics The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.
	 * @param context The cache of context-specific information.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateSameType(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The multiplicity of the object input pin is 1..1
	 * true
	 * @param diagnostics The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.
	 * @param context The cache of context-specific information.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateMultiplicityOfObject(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The number of result output pins must be the same as the number of structural features of the unmarshall classifier.
	 * true
	 * @param diagnostics The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.
	 * @param context The cache of context-specific information.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateNumberOfResult(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The type and ordering of each result output pin must be the same as the corresponding structural feature of the unmarshall classifier.
	 * true
	 * @param diagnostics The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.
	 * @param context The cache of context-specific information.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateTypeAndOrdering(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The multiplicity of each result output pin must be compatible with the multiplicity of the corresponding structural features of the unmarshall classifier.
	 * true
	 * @param diagnostics The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.
	 * @param context The cache of context-specific information.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateMultiplicityOfResult(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The unmarshall classifier must have at least one structural feature.
	 * true
	 * @param diagnostics The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.
	 * @param context The cache of context-specific information.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateStructuralFeature(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * unmarshallType must be a Classifier with ordered attributes
	 * true
	 * @param diagnostics The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.
	 * @param context The cache of context-specific information.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateUnmarshallTypeIsClassifier(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

} // UnmarshallAction