Package de.uni_trier.wi2.procake.dependency

Interface DependencyType

All Known Implementing Classes:
DependencyTypeImpl
public interface DependencyType
Interface for defining a type of dependency. A dependency type is domain specific and needs to be created for a specific purpose.
Author:
Alexander Schultheis

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getDescription()
    Method, that returns a description for a dependency type.
    String
    getName()
    Method, that returns the name of the dependency type.
    boolean
    isGraphItemInformationRequired()
    Method, that returns, if additional information for graph items is required.
    void
    setDescription(String description)
    Method, that adds a description for a dependency type.

  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName()
      Method, that returns the name of the dependency type. The name is used as unique identifier.
      Returns:
      The name of the dependency type.

    • isGraphItemInformationRequired

      boolean isGraphItemInformationRequired()
      Method, that returns, if additional information for graph items is required. If so, the source and target cases for this dependency type must be nest graphs or subclasses of it.
      Returns:
      True, if graph item information is required.

    • setDescription

      void setDescription(String description)
      Method, that adds a description for a dependency type.
      Parameters:
      description - The description of the dependency type as string.

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()
      Method, that returns a description for a dependency type.
      Returns:
      The description of the dependency type as string.