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 * 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: ActivityPartition.java,v 1.20 2007/10/23 15:54:23 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>Activity Partition</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * An activity partition is a kind of activity group for identifying actions that have some characteristic in common.
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#isDimension <em>Is Dimension</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#isExternal <em>Is External</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getNodes <em>Node</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getRepresents <em>Represents</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getSubpartitions <em>Subpartition</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getSuperPartition <em>Super Partition</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getEdges <em>Edge</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface ActivityPartition
		extends ActivityGroup {

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Dimension</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>"false"</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Tells whether the partition groups other partitions along a dimension.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Is Dimension</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsDimension(boolean)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition_IsDimension()
	 * @model default="false" dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.types.Boolean" required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isDimension();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#isDimension <em>Is Dimension</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Dimension</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isDimension()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsDimension(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is External</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>"false"</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Tells whether the partition represents an entity to which the partitioning structure does not apply.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Is External</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsExternal(boolean)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition_IsExternal()
	 * @model default="false" dataType="org.eclipse.uml2.types.Boolean" required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isExternal();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#isExternal <em>Is External</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is External</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isExternal()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsExternal(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Edge</b></em>' reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge#getInPartitions <em>In Partition</em>}'.
	 * <p>
	 * This feature subsets the following features:
	 * <ul>
	 *   <li>'{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityGroup#getContainedEdges() <em>Contained Edge</em>}'</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Edges immediately contained in the group.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Edge</em>' reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition_Edge()
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge#getInPartitions
	 * @model opposite="inPartition" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<ActivityEdge> getEdges();

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Edge</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.ActivityEdge} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getEdges()
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityEdge getEdge(String name);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Edge</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.ActivityEdge} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore case in {@link java.lang.String} comparisons.
	 * @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityEdge} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getEdges()
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityEdge getEdge(String name, boolean ignoreCase, EClass eClass);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Node</b></em>' reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode#getInPartitions <em>In Partition</em>}'.
	 * <p>
	 * This feature subsets the following features:
	 * <ul>
	 *   <li>'{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityGroup#getContainedNodes() <em>Contained Node</em>}'</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Nodes immediately contained in the group.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Node</em>' reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition_Node()
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode#getInPartitions
	 * @model opposite="inPartition" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<ActivityNode> getNodes();

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Node</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.ActivityNode} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getNodes()
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityNode getNode(String name);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Node</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.ActivityNode} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @param ignoreCase Whether to ignore case in {@link java.lang.String} comparisons.
	 * @param eClass The Ecore class of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityNode} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getNodes()
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityNode getNode(String name, boolean ignoreCase, EClass eClass);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Subpartition</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition}.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getSuperPartition <em>Super Partition</em>}'.
	 * <p>
	 * This feature subsets the following features:
	 * <ul>
	 *   <li>'{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityGroup#getSubgroups() <em>Subgroup</em>}'</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Partitions immediately contained in the partition.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Subpartition</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition_Subpartition()
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getSuperPartition
	 * @model opposite="superPartition" containment="true" resolveProxies="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<ActivityPartition> getSubpartitions();

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition}, with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and appends it to the '<em><b>Subpartition</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.ActivityPartition}, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition}.
	 * @see #getSubpartitions()
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityPartition createSubpartition(String name);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Subpartition</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.ActivityPartition} to retrieve, or <code>null</code>.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getSubpartitions()
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityPartition getSubpartition(String name);

	/**
	 * Retrieves the first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Subpartition</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.ActivityPartition} 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.ActivityPartition} on demand if not found.
	 * @return The first {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getSubpartitions()
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityPartition getSubpartition(String name, boolean ignoreCase,
			boolean createOnDemand);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Super Partition</b></em>' container reference.
	 * It is bidirectional and its opposite is '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getSubpartitions <em>Subpartition</em>}'.
	 * <p>
	 * This feature subsets the following features:
	 * <ul>
	 *   <li>'{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityGroup#getSuperGroup() <em>Super Group</em>}'</li>
	 * </ul>
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Partition immediately containing the partition.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Super Partition</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #setSuperPartition(ActivityPartition)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition_SuperPartition()
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getSubpartitions
	 * @model opposite="subpartition" transient="false" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	ActivityPartition getSuperPartition();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getSuperPartition <em>Super Partition</em>}' container reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Super Partition</em>' container reference.
	 * @see #getSuperPartition()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setSuperPartition(ActivityPartition value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Represents</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * An element constraining behaviors invoked by nodes in the partition.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Represents</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setRepresents(Element)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getActivityPartition_Represents()
	 * @model ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Element getRepresents();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ActivityPartition#getRepresents <em>Represents</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Represents</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getRepresents()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setRepresents(Element value);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * A partition with isDimension = true may not be contained by another partition.
	 * 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 validateDimensionNotContained(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * If a partition represents a part, then all the non-external partitions in the same dimension and at the same level of nesting in that dimension must represent parts directly contained in the internal structure of the same 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 validateRepresentsPart(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * If a non-external partition represents a classifier and is contained in another partition, then the containing partition must represent a classifier, and the classifier of the subpartition must be nested in the classifier represented by the containing partition, or be at the contained end of a strong composition association with the classifier represented by the containing partition.
	 * 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 validateRepresentsClassifier(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * If a partition represents a part and is contained by another partition, then the part must be of a classifier represented by the containing partition, or of a classifier that is the type of a part representing the containing partition.
	 * 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 validateRepresentsPartAndIsContained(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

} // ActivityPartition