Coverage Report - org.apache.commons.configuration.tree.ExpressionEngine
 
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ExpressionEngine
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 package org.apache.commons.configuration.tree;
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 import java.util.List;
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 /**
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  * <p>
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  * Definition of an interface for evaluating keys for hierarchical
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  * configurations.
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  * </p>
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  * <p>
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  * An <em>expression engine</em> knows how to map a key for a configuration's
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  * property to a single or a set of configuration nodes. Thus it defines the way
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  * how properties are addressed in this configuration. Methods of a
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  * configuration that have to handle property key (e.g.
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  * <code>getProperty()</code> or <code>addProperty()</code> do not interpret
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  * the passed in keys on their own, but delegate this task to an associated
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  * expression engine. This expression engine will then find out, which
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  * configuration nodes are addressed by the key.
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  * </p>
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  * <p>
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  * Seperating the task of evaluating property keys from the configuration object
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  * has the advantage that many different expression languages (i.e. ways for
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  * querying or setting properties) can be supported. Just set a suitable
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  * implementation of this interface as the configuration's expression engine,
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  * and you can use the syntax provided by this implementation.
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  * </p>
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  *
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  * @since 1.3
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  * @author Oliver Heger
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  */
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 public interface ExpressionEngine
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 {
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     /**
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      * Finds the node(s) that is (are) matched by the specified key. This is the
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      * main method for interpreting property keys. An implementation must
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      * traverse the given root node and its children to find all nodes that are
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      * matched by the given key. If the key is not correct in the syntax
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      * provided by that implementation, it is free to throw a (runtime)
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      * exception indicating this error condition.
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      *
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      * @param root the root node of a hierarchy of configuration nodes
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      * @param key the key to be evaluated
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      * @return a list with the nodes that are matched by the key (should never
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      * be <b>null</b>)
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      */
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     List query(ConfigurationNode root, String key);
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     /**
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      * Returns the key for the specified node in the expression language
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      * supported by an implementation. This method is called whenever a property
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      * key for a node has to be constructed, e.g. by the
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      * <code>{@link org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration#getKeys() getKeys()}</code>
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      * method.
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      *
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      * @param node the node, for which the key must be constructed
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      * @param parentKey the key of this node's parent (can be <b>null</b> for
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      * the root node)
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      * @return this node's key
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      */
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     String nodeKey(ConfigurationNode node, String parentKey);
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     /**
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      * Returns information needed for an add operation. This method gets called
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      * when new properties are to be added to a configuration. An implementation
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      * has to interpret the specified key, find the parent node for the new
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      * elements, and provide all information about new nodes to be added.
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      *
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      * @param root the root node
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      * @param key the key for the new property
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      * @return an object with all information needed for the add operation
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      */
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     NodeAddData prepareAdd(ConfigurationNode root, String key);
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 }