net.ssehub.easy.basics.modelManagement

Interface IModelManagementRepository<M extends IModel>

Type Parameters:

M - the specific type of model

All Known Implementing Classes:

ModelRepository

public interface IModelManagementRepository<M extends IModel>

Defines the internal interface of a model management repository. This is subject to change!

Author:

Holger Eichelberger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clearLocation(java.io.File file, ProgressObserver observer) Clears the location related information from the repository.
ModelInfo<M>	getResolvedModelInfo(M model) Returns the model information object for the given model by considering resolved models.
ModelLoaders<M>	loaders() Returns the loaders.
void	updateForLoader(IModelLoader<M> loader, ProgressObserver observer) Registers a model loader and updates the model information provided by the loader.
void	updateModelInformation(java.io.File file, ProgressObserver observer) Updates the model information in file.

Method Detail

updateModelInformation

void updateModelInformation(java.io.File file,
                            ProgressObserver observer)
                     throws ModelManagementException

Updates the model information in file.

Parameters:

file - the location folder to search

observer - an optional progress observer (use ProgressObserver.NO_OBSERVER but not null in case that no observation is intended)

Throws:

ModelManagementException - in case that the available information may be come inconsistent due to this update

loaders

ModelLoaders<M> loaders()

Returns the loaders.

Returns:

the loaders

updateForLoader

void updateForLoader(IModelLoader<M> loader,
                     ProgressObserver observer)
              throws ModelManagementException

Registers a model loader and updates the model information provided by the loader.

Parameters:

loader - the model loader (must not be null)

observer - an optional progress observer (use ProgressObserver.NO_OBSERVER but not null in case that no observation is intended)

Throws:

ModelManagementException - in case that the loader aims at loading inconsistent information

clearLocation

void clearLocation(java.io.File file,
                   ProgressObserver observer)

Clears the location related information from the repository.

Parameters:

file - the location

observer - an optional progress observer (use ProgressObserver.NO_OBSERVER but not null in case that no observation is intended)

getResolvedModelInfo

ModelInfo<M> getResolvedModelInfo(M model)

Returns the model information object for the given model by considering resolved models.

Parameters:

model - the model to search an information object for which resolves model

Returns:

the related model information object or null if there is none