/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005, 2007 IBM Corporation 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
 *
 * $Id: ReadLinkObjectEndAction.java,v 1.8 2007/04/25 17:47:05 khussey Exp $
 */
package org.eclipse.uml2.uml;

import java.util.Map;

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

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EClass;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Read Link Object End Action</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * A read link object end action is an action that retrieves an end object from a link object.
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ReadLinkObjectEndAction#getObject <em>Object</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ReadLinkObjectEndAction#getEnd <em>End</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ReadLinkObjectEndAction#getResult <em>Result</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getReadLinkObjectEndAction()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface ReadLinkObjectEndAction
		extends Action {

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Object</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Gives the input pin from which the link object is obtained.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Object</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setObject(InputPin)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getReadLinkObjectEndAction_Object()
	 * @model containment="true" resolveProxies="true" required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	InputPin getObject();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ReadLinkObjectEndAction#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);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>End</b></em>' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Link end to be read.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>End</em>' reference.
	 * @see #setEnd(Property)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getReadLinkObjectEndAction_End()
	 * @model required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	Property getEnd();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ReadLinkObjectEndAction#getEnd <em>End</em>}' reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>End</em>' reference.
	 * @see #getEnd()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setEnd(Property value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Pin where the result value is placed.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Result</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setResult(OutputPin)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getReadLinkObjectEndAction_Result()
	 * @model containment="true" resolveProxies="true" required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	OutputPin getResult();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.ReadLinkObjectEndAction#getResult <em>Result</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Result</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getResult()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setResult(OutputPin value);

	/**
	 * Creates a new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin},with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', and '<em><b>Type</b></em>', and sets the '<em><b>Result</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.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 #getResult()
	 * @generated
	 */
	OutputPin createResult(String name, Type type);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The property must be an association end.
	 * self.end.association.notEmpty()
	 * @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 validateProperty(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The association of the association end must be an association class.
	 * self.end.Association.oclIsKindOf(AssociationClass)
	 * @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 validateAssociationOfAssociation(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The ends of the association must not be static.
	 * self.end.association.memberEnd->forall(e | not e.isStatic)
	 * @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 validateEndsOfAssociation(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The type of the object input pin is the association class that owns the association end.
	 * self.object.type = self.end.association
	 * @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 validateTypeOfObject(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.
	 * self.object.multiplicity.is(1,1)
	 * @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 type of the result output pin is the same as the type of the association end.
	 * self.result.type = self.end.type
	 * @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 validateTypeOfResult(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map<Object, Object> context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The multiplicity of the result output pin is 1..1.
	 * self.result.multiplicity.is(1,1)
	 * @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);

} // ReadLinkObjectEndAction