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*
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* IBM - Initial API and implementation
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* $Id: OCLHelper.java,v 1.5 2008/04/17 19:38:15 cdamus Exp $
*/
package org.eclipse.ocl.helper;
import java.util.List;
import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.Diagnostic;
import org.eclipse.ocl.Environment;
import org.eclipse.ocl.OCL;
import org.eclipse.ocl.ParserException;
import org.eclipse.ocl.expressions.OCLExpression;
/**
* A utility object that provides OCL syntax completion suggestions for OCL
* expressions and convenient API for parsing OCL constraint expressions without
* the encumbrance of context declarations. The latter is most useful for
* processing OCL constraints and expressions embedded in the user model, where
* the context is implied by the placement of the constraint in the model.
*
* An OCL helper is created by the {@link OCL#createOCLHelper()} factory method
* and inherits the current context {@link Environment} of the {@link OCL} that
* created it.
*
* Since 1.2, the helper supplies {@linkplain #getProblems() diagnostics}
* indicating any problems encountered while parsing. The diagnostics pertain
* always to the most recently executed parse operation.
*
*
* Note that this interface is not intended to be implemented
* by clients.
*
*
* See the {@link Environment} class for a description of the
* generic type parameters of this class.
*
*
* @see OCL#createOCLHelper()
*
* @author Yasser Lulu
* @author Christian W. Damus (cdamus)
*/
public interface OCLHelper {
/**
* Sets the classifier context of the OCL expression for which syntax or
* parsing help is to be provided.
*
* @param context the OCL context classifier
*
* @see #setOperationContext(Object, Object)
* @see #setAttributeContext(Object, Object)
*/
void setContext(C context);
/**
* Obtains my OCL context classifier as a classifier.
*
* @return my context classifier (never null)
*/
C getContextClassifier();
/**
* Sets the operation context of the OCL expression for which syntax or
* parsing help is to be provided. The operation is the model element
* against which the OCL will be parsed as an operation applicable to an
* OCL type. Note that the operation needs not necessarily be defined by
* the specified context classifier; it could be inherited.
*
* @param context the OCL context classifier
* @param operation the OCL context operation
*
* @see #setContext(Object)
*/
void setOperationContext(C context, O operation);
/**
* Obtains my context operation, if my environment is an operation context.
*
* @return my context operation, or null if there is only a
* classifier or attribute context
*/
O getContextOperation();
/**
* Sets the attribute context of the OCL expression for which syntax or
* parsing help is to be provided. The attribute is the model element
* against which the OCL will be parsed as an attribute available in an OCL
* classifier. Note that the attribute needs not necessarily be defined by
* the specified context classifier; it could be inherited.
*
* @param context the OCL context classifier
* @param property the OCL context attribute
*
* @see #setContext(Object)
*/
void setAttributeContext(C context, P property);
/**
* Obtains my context attribute, if my environment is an attribute context.
*
* @return my context attribute, or null if there is only a
* classifier or operation context
*/
P getContextAttribute();
/**
* Sets the classifier context implied by the specified instance. The
* appropriate classifier will be determined from the run-time type of this
* object, if possible. If not possible, OclAny is assumed.
*
* This method is convenient for ad hoc parsing and evaluation of
* OCL constraints or expressions in the context of a model instance.
*
*
* @param instance the OCL context instance
*
* @see #setContext(Object)
*/
void setInstanceContext(Object instance);
/**
* Sets the operation context implied by the specified instance. The
* appropriate classifier will be determined from the run-time type of this
* object, if possible. If not possible, OclAny is assumed.
*
* This method is convenient for ad hoc parsing and evaluation of
* OCL constraints or expressions in the context of a model instance.
*
*
* @param instance the OCL context instance
* @param operation the OCL context operation
*
* @see #setOperationContext(Object, Object)
*/
void setInstanceOperationContext(Object instance, O operation);
/**
* Sets the operation context implied by the specified instance. The
* appropriate classifier will be determined from the run-time type of this
* object, if possible. If not possible, OclAny is assumed.
*
* This method is convenient for ad hoc parsing and evaluation of
* OCL constraints or expressions in the context of a model instance.
*
*
* @param instance the OCL context instance
* @param property the OCL context attribute
*
* @see #setAttributeContext(Object, Object)
*/
void setInstanceAttributeContext(Object instance, P property);
/**
* Obtains the OCL instance that created me. Note that many of the generic
* type parameter bindings will not be known, so clients should keep track
* of the OCL instance themselves where that is a problem.
*
* @return the OCL instance that created me
*/
OCL getOCL();
/**
* Obtains the environment defining my current
* {@linkplain #getContextClassifier() classifier},
* {@linkplain #getContextOperation() operation}, or
* {@linkplain #getContextAttribute() attribute} context. Accessing the
* environment is convenient for, e.g., adding variable definitions to
* insert global objects into the OCL context.
*
* @return my current context environment, or null if I have
* not yet been assigned a context
*
* @see #setContext(Object)
* @see #setOperationContext(Object, Object)
* @see #setAttributeContext(Object, Object)
*
* @since 1.2
*/
Environment getEnvironment();
/**
* Queries whether I validate the expressions that I parse. Validation
* applies more well-formedness checks than are implied by parsing, especially
* because parsing supports partial (incomplete) expressions for syntax
* completion. Validation adds some amount of processing, which is not
* necessary in all cases.
*
* @return whether I validate the expressions that I parse. Validation is
* on by default
*/
boolean isValidating();
/**
* Sets whether I should validate the expressions that I parse.
*
* @param validating whether I should validate parsed expressions
*/
void setValidating(boolean validating);
/**
* Creates a query expression in the current classifier context. This may
* be specified, for example, as an expression value in the model.
*
* @param expression the expression (without any context declaration).
* This expression can have any result type; it needs not be a boolean
*
* @return the query expression
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
*/
OCLExpression createQuery(String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Creates a constraint of the specified kind, by parsing the given
* expression. In the case of additional attribute or operation definition
* constraints, the expression must be prefixed by the signature of the
* feature as follows:
*
* attribute-name : type = expr
*
*
* operation-name(parameters?) : type = expr
*
*
* @param kind the kind of constraint to create
* @param expression the constraint body
* @return the constraint
*
* @throws ParserException on failure to parse the constraint
*/
CT createConstraint(ConstraintKind kind, String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Creates an invariant constraint in the current classifier context.
*
* @param expression the constraint expression (without any context
* declaration). This must be a boolean-valued expression
*
* @return the invariant constraint
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
*/
CT createInvariant(String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Creates an operation precondition constraint. This is appropriate only
* if my context is an operation.
*
* @param expression the constraint expression (without any context
* declaration). This must be a boolean-valued expression
*
* @return the precondition
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
*
* @see #setOperationContext(Object, Object)
*/
CT createPrecondition(String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Creates an operation postcondition constraint. This is appropriate only
* if my context is an operation.
*
* @param expression the constraint expression (without any context
* declaration). This must be a boolean-valued expression
*
* @return the postcondition
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
*
* @see #setOperationContext(Object, Object)
*/
CT createPostcondition(String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Creates an operation body. This is appropriate only
* if my context is an operation.
*
* @param expression the constraint expression (without any context
* declaration). Ordinarily, this is an expression of the same type
* as the operation, specifying the value of the operation.
* Alternatively, this may be a boolean-valued expression phrased like
* a post-condition (according to the well-formedness rules of UML
* constraints)
*
* @return the body condition
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
*
* @see #setOperationContext(Object, Object)
*/
CT createBodyCondition(String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Creates a property initial value expression. This is appropriate only
* if my context is a property.
*
* @param expression the initial value expression (without any context
* declaration). This must conform to my context property type
*
* @return the initial value expression
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
* or is not valid for my context property
*
* @see #setAttributeContext(Object, Object)
*/
CT createInitialValueExpression(String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Creates a property derived value expression. This is appropriate only
* if my context is a property.
*
* @param expression the derived value expression (without any context
* declaration). This must conform to my context property type
*
* @return the derived value expression
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
* or is not valid for my context property
*
* @see #setAttributeContext(Object, Object)
*/
CT createDerivedValueExpression(String expression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Defines an additional operation in the context classifier,
* for use in formulating OCL queries and constraints. This is a
* "def expression", taking the form of:
*
* operation-name(parameters?) : type = expr
*
*
* @param defExpression the definition expression (without any other context
* declaration).
* @return the newly defined operation
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
*/
O defineOperation(String defExpression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Defines an additional attribute in the context classifier,
* for use in formulating OCL queries and constraints. This is a
* "def expression", taking the form of:
*
* attribute-name : type = expr
*
*
* @param defExpression the definition expression (without any other context
* declaration).
* @return the newly defined attribute
*
* @throws ParserException if the expression fails to parse
*/
P defineAttribute(String defExpression) throws ParserException;
/**
* Obtains syntax completion choices for the specified fragment of an OCL
* expression given that it is intended for a constraint of the specified
* kind. The choices returned (if any) will be appropriate for
* appending to the end of the specified text in the context of this kind
* of constraint.
*
* @param constraintType the kind of constraint that is being composed,
* or null to indicate completions for a query expression
* @param txt a partial OCL expression for which to seek choices that
* could be appended to it
* @return a list of {@link Choice}s, possibly empty. The ordering of the
* list may or may not indicate relative relevance or frequency of
* a choice
*/
List getSyntaxHelp(ConstraintKind constraintType, String txt);
/**
* Obtains problems, if any, found in parsing the last OCL constraint or
* query expression.
*
* @return parsing problems or null if all was OK
*
* @since 1.2
*/
Diagnostic getProblems();
}