com.monad.homerun.modelmgt
Interface ModelInformer

public interface ModelInformer

ModelInformer is any non-object source capable of informing object models.

Method Summary

boolean	addModel(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String domain, java.lang.String objectName, Model model) Adds an object's (runtime) model to be informed.
Emitter	canInform(Model model) Returns a description of how this informer can inform the passed model.
java.lang.String	getInformerName() Returns the name of the informer.
void	removeModel(java.lang.String domain, java.lang.String objectName, java.lang.String modelName) Removes the model from the list of those informed.

Method Detail

getInformerName

java.lang.String getInformerName()

Returns the name of the informer.

Returns:

name the informer name

addModel

boolean addModel(java.lang.String type,
                 java.lang.String domain,
                 java.lang.String objectName,
                 Model model)

Adds an object's (runtime) model to be informed.

Parameters:

type - the type of informer?

domain - the object domain

objectName - the name of the object

model - the object's model definition

Returns:

success true if model added to informer's list, else false

removeModel

void removeModel(java.lang.String domain,
                 java.lang.String objectName,
                 java.lang.String modelName)

Removes the model from the list of those informed.

Parameters:

domain - the object domain

objectName - the name of the object

modelName - the name of the object's model

canInform

Emitter canInform(Model model)

Returns a description of how this informer can inform the passed model.

Parameters:

model - a model defintion

Returns:

emitter an event emitter, or nmull if informer cannot inform a model of this sort.