org.azyva.dragom.model

Interface NodeBuilder<NodeSubType extends Node>

Type Parameters:

NodeSubType - Node subclass.

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClassificationNodeBuilder, ModuleBuilder

public interface NodeBuilder<NodeSubType extends Node>

Allows building a Node within a Model which can be completed dynamically.

This is a super-interface of ModuleBuilder and ClassificationNodeBuilder.

There are similarities between the functionality provided by this interface and that provided by MutableNode and its sub-interfaces MutableClassificationNode and MutableModule. They both allow new Node's to be created. But MutableNode and its sub-interfaces are related to changing the configuration data for a Model, whereas the new Node's created by this interface remain dynamic and not supported by underlying configuration data.

Maybe these two functionalities could eventually be supported with only one set of interfaces. But for now, they are kept separate.

Author:

David Raymond

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
NodeSubType	create()
NodeSubType	getPartial() Returns the Node, but partially created.
NodeBuilder<NodeSubType>	setClassificationNodeParent(ClassificationNode classificationNodeParent) Sets the parent ClassificationNode of the Node.
NodeBuilder<NodeSubType>	setName(String name) Sets the name of the Node.
NodeBuilder<NodeSubType>	setProperty(String name, String value, boolean indOnlyThisNode) Sets a property of the Node.

Method Detail

setClassificationNodeParent

NodeBuilder<NodeSubType> setClassificationNodeParent(ClassificationNode classificationNodeParent)

Sets the parent ClassificationNode of the Node.

Parameters:

classificationNodeParent - Parent ClassificationNode.

Returns:

This NodeBuilder.

setName

NodeBuilder<NodeSubType> setName(String name)

Sets the name of the Node.

Parameters:

name - Name.

Returns:

This NodeBuilder.

setProperty

NodeBuilder<NodeSubType> setProperty(String name,
                                     String value,
                                     boolean indOnlyThisNode)

Sets a property of the Node.

Parameters:

name - Property name.

value - Property value.

indOnlyThisNode - Indicates if the property applies only to this Node, as opposed to descendent Node's as well.

Returns:

This NodeBuilder.

getPartial

NodeSubType getPartial()

Returns the Node, but partially created.

Useful to validate the NodeBuilder before officially creating the Node.

Returns:

Partial Node.

create

NodeSubType create()

Returns:

Created Node.