Package de.iip_ecosphere.platform.connectors.parser

Annotation Interface MachineParser

@Target(TYPE) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Documented public @interface MachineParser
Indicates the capabilities of a machine parser. It may be used to dynamically steer the code generation.
Author:
Holger Eichelberger, SSE
See Also:

  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    boolean
    supportsHierarchicalNames
    Whether the machine connector supports hierarchical names (requires supportsNames().
    boolean
    supportsIndexes
    Whether the parser supports index-based access (despite the interface).
    boolean
    supportsNames
    Whether the machine connector supports hierarchical names (despite the interface).
    boolean
    supportsNesting
    Whether the machine connector supports stepping into nested structures (or emulates that).

  • Element Details

    • supportsIndexes

      boolean supportsIndexes
      Whether the parser supports index-based access (despite the interface).
      Returns:
      true for index-based access, false for name-based access
      Default:
      true

    • supportsNames

      boolean supportsNames
      Whether the machine connector supports hierarchical names (despite the interface).
      Returns:
      true for hierarchical names, false else
      Default:
      true

    • supportsHierarchicalNames

      boolean supportsHierarchicalNames
      Whether the machine connector supports hierarchical names (requires supportsNames().
      Returns:
      true for hierarchical names, false else
      Default:
      true

    • supportsNesting

      boolean supportsNesting
      Whether the machine connector supports stepping into nested structures (or emulates that).
      Returns:
      true for nesting, false else
      Default:
      true