net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.deciders

Class TMExporterDecider

java.lang.Object

net.ontopia.topicmaps.utils.deciders.TMExporterDecider

All Implemented Interfaces:

Predicate<Object>

public class TMExporterDecider
extends Object
implements Predicate<Object>

INTERNAL: Accepts or rejects topic map constructs based on their relations to other topic map constructs and a filter that makes decisions on an individual basis. Used by the topic map exporters to support topic filtering.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TMExporterDecider(Predicate<Object> filter) Creates a new TMExporterDecider.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	test(AssociationIF association) Return true iff the association type, each role player and each role type are accepted.
boolean	test(Object object) Accepts or rejects AssociationIFs, TopicNameIFs, Collections, OccurrenceIFs, TopicIFs and VariantNameIFs, base on the filter and their relations to other objects.
boolean	test(OccurrenceIF occurrence) Return true iff the type of the occurrence is accepted
boolean	test(TopicIF topic) Return true iff the given topic, all of it's types and all types of the types (etc.
boolean	test(TopicNameIF baseName) Accepts or rejects a TopicNameIF
boolean	test(VariantNameIF variantName) Accepts or rejects a VariantNameIF

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.function.Predicate

and, isEqual, negate, or

Constructor Detail

TMExporterDecider

public TMExporterDecider(Predicate<Object> filter)

Creates a new TMExporterDecider.

Parameters:

filter - accepts or rejects an individual object

Method Detail

test

public boolean test(Object object)

Accepts or rejects AssociationIFs, TopicNameIFs, Collections, OccurrenceIFs, TopicIFs and VariantNameIFs, base on the filter and their relations to other objects. @param object The object to accept or reject.

Specified by:

test in interface Predicate<Object>

test

public boolean test(TopicNameIF baseName)

Accepts or rejects a TopicNameIF

Parameters:

baseName - to be accepted/rejected.

Returns:

true iff baseName is accepted by the filter and its scope is also accepted by the filter.

test

public boolean test(VariantNameIF variantName)

Accepts or rejects a VariantNameIF

Parameters:

variantName - to be accepted/rejected.

Returns:

true iff variantName is accepted by the filter and its scope is also accepted by the filter.

test

public boolean test(AssociationIF association)

Return true iff the association type, each role player and each role type are accepted.

Parameters:

association - the association to test for acceptance.

Returns:

true iff the association is accepted.

test

public boolean test(OccurrenceIF occurrence)

Return true iff the type of the occurrence is accepted

Parameters:

occurrence - The occurence to test for acceptance. It is assumed that occurrence will only be tested for acceptance if its parent topic has already been tested and passed.

Returns:

true iff occurrence is accepted.

test

public boolean test(TopicIF topic)

Return true iff the given topic, all of it's types and all types of the types (etc. recursively) are accepted by the filter that was given in the constructor.

Parameters:

topic - The topic to test for acceptance.

Returns:

true iff the topic is accepted.