Coverage Report - org.argouml.ui.explorer.WeakExplorerNode
 
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WeakExplorerNode
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 /* $Id: WeakExplorerNode.java 17843 2010-01-12 19:23:29Z linus $
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  *****************************************************************************
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  * Copyright (c) 2009 Contributors - see below
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  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
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  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
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  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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  * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
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  *
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  * Contributors:
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  *    linus
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  *****************************************************************************
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  *
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  * Some portions of this file was previously release using the BSD License:
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  */
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 // Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The Regents of the University of California. All
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 // Rights Reserved. Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
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 // software and its documentation without fee, and without a written
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 // agreement is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice
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 // and this paragraph appear in all copies.  This software program and
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 // documentation are copyrighted by The Regents of the University of
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 // California. The software program and documentation are supplied "AS
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 // IS", without any accompanying services from The Regents. The Regents
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 // does not warrant that the operation of the program will be
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 // uninterrupted or error-free. The end-user understands that the program
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 // was developed for research purposes and is advised not to rely
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 // exclusively on the program for any reason.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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 // UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT,
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 // SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS,
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 // ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF
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 // THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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 // SUCH DAMAGE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY
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 // WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
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 // MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE
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 // PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
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 // CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT,
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 // UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
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 package org.argouml.ui.explorer;
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 /**
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  * Interface for adding weak nodes to the explorer, in this case nodes that
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  * can yield to nodes already in the explorer. This may typically look like:
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  *
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  * <pre>
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  * public class SomeNode implements WeakExplorerNode {
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  *     Object parent;
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  *
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  *     public SomeNode(Object parent) {
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  *         this.parent = parent;
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  *     }
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  *
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  *     public boolean subsumes(Object obj) {
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  *         return obj instanceof SomeNode;
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  *     }
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  * }
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  * </pre>
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  *
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  * About subsumption:
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  * <ul>
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  * <li>Weak nodes must not rely on that the Explorer preserves the oldest one.
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  * <li>The Explorer will not check if several PerspectiveRules has returned
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  *     nodes that subsume eachother. Thus it is up to the PerspectiveRules to
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  *     make sure that they will not suggest nodes that subsume eachother.
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  * <li>The Explorer assumes that they have done this, and can thus draw two
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  *     conclusions:
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  *     <ul>
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  *     <li>If the same WeakExplorerNode instance is returned by any
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  *         PerspectiveRule then it will not subsume any other WeakExplorerNode.
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  *     <li>If a WeakExplorerNode has subsumed a new WeakExplorerNode then
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  *         it will not subsume another (if it would, then those would be
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  *         expected to subsume eachother and thus the PerspectiveRules has
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  *         failed).
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  *     </ul>
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  * </ul>
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  *
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  * @author d00mst
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  * @since 0.16.alpha1
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  */
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 public interface WeakExplorerNode {
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     /**
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      * This method is called by ExplorerTreeModel to check if this
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      * WeakExplorerNode subsumes another WeakExplorerNode, ie if this
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      * node should be preserved rather than adding the other node.<p>
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      *
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      * This relation should be reflexive, so that if <code>a</code>
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      * is a WeakExplorerNode then <code>a.subsumes(a) == true</code>.<p>
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      *
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      * This relation should be symmetric, so that if a and b are
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      * WeakExplorerNodes and <code>a.subsumes(b) == true</code> then
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      * <code>b.subsumes(a) == true</code>.<p>
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      *
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      * This relation should be transitive, so that if a, b and c are
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      * WeakExplorerNodes, <code>a.subsumes(b) == true</code> and
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      * <code>b.subsumes(c) == true</code> then
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      * <code>a.subsumes(c) == true</code>.<p>
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      *
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      * Note: While this means that only other WeakExplorerNodes can be
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      * subsumed, the argument is still of Object type. This is just since
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      * there is no particular point in getting a WeakExplorerNode reference,
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      * you would either have to down-cast it further or wouldn't use it more
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      * than as an Object pointer.
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      *
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      * @param obj another WeakExplorerNode
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      * @return true if this node subsumes obj, otherwise false.
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      */
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     boolean subsumes(Object obj);
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 }
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