jade.content.onto

Interface Introspector

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

BCReflectiveIntrospector, CFReflectiveIntrospector, ReflectiveIntrospector

public interface Introspector
extends Serializable

This interface defines the methods to convert objects of ontological classes into/from abstract descriptors. Each ontology has an Introspector and delegates it the conversion.

Author:

Federico Bergenti - Universita` di Parma

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	checkClass(ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology onto) Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector.
AbsAggregate	externalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
AbsObject	externalizeSpecialType(java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
java.lang.Object	getSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)
java.lang.Object	internalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName, AbsAggregate abs, ObjectSchema schema, Ontology referenceOnto)
java.lang.Object	internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs, ObjectSchema schema, java.lang.Class javaClass, Ontology referenceOnto)
void	setSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName, java.lang.Object slotValue, java.lang.Object obj, ObjectSchema schema)

Method Detail

checkClass

void checkClass(ObjectSchema schema,
                java.lang.Class javaClass,
                Ontology onto)
         throws OntologyException

Check the structure of a java class associated to an ontological element to ensure that translations to/from abstract descriptors and java objects (instances of that class) can be accomplished by this introspector.

Parameters:

schema - The schema of the ontological element

javaClass - The java class associated to the ontologcal element

onto - The Ontology that uses this Introspector

Throws:

OntologyException - if the java class does not have the correct structure

getSlotValue

java.lang.Object getSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName,
                              java.lang.Object obj,
                              ObjectSchema schema)
                       throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

setSlotValue

void setSlotValue(java.lang.String slotName,
                  java.lang.Object slotValue,
                  java.lang.Object obj,
                  ObjectSchema schema)
           throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

externalizeAggregate

AbsAggregate externalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName,
                                  java.lang.Object obj,
                                  ObjectSchema schema,
                                  Ontology referenceOnto)
                           throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeAggregate

java.lang.Object internalizeAggregate(java.lang.String slotName,
                                      AbsAggregate abs,
                                      ObjectSchema schema,
                                      Ontology referenceOnto)
                               throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

externalizeSpecialType

AbsObject externalizeSpecialType(java.lang.Object obj,
                                 ObjectSchema schema,
                                 java.lang.Class javaClass,
                                 Ontology referenceOnto)
                          throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException

internalizeSpecialType

java.lang.Object internalizeSpecialType(AbsObject abs,
                                        ObjectSchema schema,
                                        java.lang.Class javaClass,
                                        Ontology referenceOnto)
                                 throws OntologyException

Throws:

OntologyException