org.palladiosimulator.pcm.repository

Interface Interface

All Superinterfaces:

org.eclipse.emf.cdo.CDOObject, org.eclipse.emf.cdo.common.id.CDOWithID, Entity, EObject, de.uka.ipd.sdq.identifier.Identifier, NamedElement, Notifier

All Known Subinterfaces:

EventGroup, InfrastructureInterface, OperationInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

EventGroupImpl, InfrastructureInterfaceImpl, InterfaceImpl, OperationInterfaceImpl

public interface Interface
extends Entity

A representation of the model object 'Interface'. This entity models the interface as a set of signatures representing services provided or required by a component. An interface is an abstraction of piece of software (a software entity) which should contain a sufficient amount of information for a caller to understand and finally request the realised functionality from any entity claiming to offer the specified functionality. Note that this implies, that the specification of the interface also has to contain a sufficient amount of information for the implementer to actually implement the interface. Due to the inherent need of an interface to abstract the behaviour of the software entity not in all cases there is sufficient information provided to use or implement an interface in an unambiquious way. Interfaces can exist on their own, i.e., without any entity requesting or implementing the specified functionality. Two roles can be identified a software entity can take relative to an interface. Any entity can either claim to implement the functionality specified in an interface or to request that functionality. This is reflected in the Palladio Component Model by a set of abstract meta-classes giving a conceptual view on interfaces, entities, and their relationships.

The following features are supported:

• Parent Interfaces Interface
• Protocols Interface
• Required Characterisations
• Repository Interface

See Also:

RepositoryPackage.getInterface()

Generated class or method.

EMF model class or method.

abstract="true"

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	copyright

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
EList<Interface>	getParentInterfaces__Interface() Returns the value of the 'Parent Interfaces Interface' reference list.
EList<Protocol>	getProtocols__Interface() Returns the value of the 'Protocols Interface' containment reference list.
Repository	getRepository__Interface() Returns the value of the 'Repository Interface' container reference.
EList<RequiredCharacterisation>	getRequiredCharacterisations() Returns the value of the 'Required Characterisations' containment reference list.
boolean	NoProtocolTypeIDUsedTwice(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map<Object,Object> context)
void	setRepository__Interface(Repository value) Sets the value of the 'Repository Interface' container reference.

Methods inherited from interface de.uka.ipd.sdq.identifier.Identifier

getId, setId

Methods inherited from interface org.palladiosimulator.pcm.core.entity.NamedElement

getEntityName, setEntityName

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.cdo.CDOObject

cdoConflict, cdoDirectResource, cdoHistory, cdoID, cdoInvalid, cdoLockState, cdoPermission, cdoPrefetch, cdoReadLock, cdoReload, cdoResource, cdoRevision, cdoRevision, cdoState, cdoView, cdoWriteLock, cdoWriteOption

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject

eAllContents, eClass, eContainer, eContainingFeature, eContainmentFeature, eContents, eCrossReferences, eGet, eGet, eInvoke, eIsProxy, eIsSet, eResource, eSet, eUnset

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier

eAdapters, eDeliver, eNotify, eSetDeliver

Field Detail

copyright

static final String copyright

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Generated class or method.

Method Detail

getParentInterfaces__Interface

EList<Interface> getParentInterfaces__Interface()

Returns the value of the 'Parent Interfaces Interface' reference list. The list contents are of type Interface. This property represents the interfaces from which this interface directly inherits.

Returns:

the value of the 'Parent Interfaces Interface' reference list.

See Also:

RepositoryPackage.getInterface_ParentInterfaces__Interface()

Generated class or method.

EMF model class or method.

ordered="false"

getProtocols__Interface

EList<Protocol> getProtocols__Interface()

Returns the value of the 'Protocols Interface' containment reference list. The list contents are of type Protocol. This property represents the protocol bound to this interfaces, i.e., the way, in the sense of the order, the services of this interfaces are allowed to be called.

Returns:

the value of the 'Protocols Interface' containment reference list.

See Also:

RepositoryPackage.getInterface_Protocols__Interface()

Generated class or method.

EMF model class or method.

containment="true" ordered="false"

getRequiredCharacterisations

EList<RequiredCharacterisation> getRequiredCharacterisations()

Returns the value of the 'Required Characterisations' containment reference list. The list contents are of type RequiredCharacterisation. It is bidirectional and its opposite is 'Interface Required Characterisation'. documentation of required variable characterisations

Returns:

the value of the 'Required Characterisations' containment reference list.

See Also:

RepositoryPackage.getInterface_RequiredCharacterisations(), RequiredCharacterisation.getInterface_RequiredCharacterisation()

Generated class or method.

EMF model class or method.

opposite="interface_RequiredCharacterisation" containment="true" ordered="false"

getRepository__Interface

Repository getRepository__Interface()

Returns the value of the 'Repository Interface' container reference. It is bidirectional and its opposite is ' Interfaces Repository'. This property represents the repository where this interface is stored.

Returns:

the value of the 'Repository Interface' container reference.

See Also:

setRepository__Interface(Repository), RepositoryPackage.getInterface_Repository__Interface(), Repository.getInterfaces__Repository()

Generated class or method.

EMF model class or method.

opposite="interfaces__Repository" required="true" transient="false"

setRepository__Interface

void setRepository__Interface(Repository value)

Sets the value of the 'Repository Interface' container reference.

Parameters:

value - the new value of the 'Repository Interface' container reference.

See Also:

getRepository__Interface()

Generated class or method.

NoProtocolTypeIDUsedTwice

boolean NoProtocolTypeIDUsedTwice(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                  Map<Object,Object> context)

Parameters:

diagnostics - The chain of diagnostics to which problems are to be appended.

context - The cache of context-specific information.

Generated class or method.

EMF model class or method.

annotation= "http://www.eclipse.org/uml2/1.1.0/GenModel body='self.protocols__Interface->forAll(p1, p2 |\r\np1.protocolTypeID <> p2.protocolTypeID)\r\n'"