Class MetaBean

    • Constructor Detail

      • MetaBean

        public MetaBean()
    • Method Detail

      • setCustomName

        public void setCustomName​(String name)
        Set a custom (descriptive) name for this bean
        Specified by:
        setCustomName in interface BeanCommon
        Parameters:
        name - the name to use
      • getCustomName

        public String getCustomName()
        Get the custom (descriptive) name for this bean (if one has been set)
        Specified by:
        getCustomName in interface BeanCommon
        Returns:
        the custom name (or the default name)
      • setSubFlow

        public void setSubFlow​(Vector<Object> sub)
      • setInputs

        public void setInputs​(Vector<Object> inputs)
      • setOutputs

        public void setOutputs​(Vector<Object> outputs)
      • subFlowContains

        public boolean subFlowContains​(BeanInstance toCheck)
      • inputsContains

        public boolean inputsContains​(BeanInstance toCheck)
      • outputsContains

        public boolean outputsContains​(BeanInstance toCheck)
      • getBeansInSubFlow

        public Vector<Object> getBeansInSubFlow()
        Return all the beans in the sub flow
        Returns:
        a Vector of all the beans in the sub flow
      • getBeansInInputs

        public Vector<Object> getBeansInInputs()
        Return all the beans in the inputs
        Returns:
        a Vector of all the beans in the inputs
      • getBeansInOutputs

        public Vector<Object> getBeansInOutputs()
        Return all the beans in the outputs
        Returns:
        a Vector of all the beans in the outputs
      • getOriginalCoords

        public Vector<Point> getOriginalCoords()
        returns the vector containing the original coordinates (instances of class Point) for the inputs
        Returns:
        the containing the coord Points of the original inputs
      • setOriginalCoords

        public void setOriginalCoords​(Vector<Point> value)
        sets the vector containing the original coordinates (instances of class Point) for the inputs
        Parameters:
        value - the vector containing the points of the coords of the original inputs
      • shiftBeans

        public void shiftBeans​(BeanInstance toShiftTo,
                               boolean save)
        Move coords of all inputs and outputs of this meta bean to the coords of the supplied BeanInstance. Typically the supplied BeanInstance is the BeanInstance that encapsulates this meta bean; the result in this case is that all inputs and outputs are shifted so that their coords coincide with the meta bean and all connections to them appear (visually) to go to/from the meta bean.
        Parameters:
        toShiftTo - the BeanInstance whos coordinates will be used.
        save - true if coordinates are to be saved.
      • restoreBeans

        public void restoreBeans​(int x,
                                 int y)
      • eventGeneratable

        public boolean eventGeneratable​(EventSetDescriptor esd)
        Returns true, if at the current time, the event described by the supplied event descriptor could be generated.
        Parameters:
        esd - an EventSetDescriptor value
        Returns:
        a boolean value
      • eventGeneratable

        public boolean eventGeneratable​(String eventName)
        Returns true, if at the current time, the named event could be generated. Assumes that the supplied event name is an event that could be generated by this bean
        Specified by:
        eventGeneratable in interface EventConstraints
        Parameters:
        eventName - the name of the event in question
        Returns:
        true if the named event could be generated at this point in time
      • connectionAllowed

        public boolean connectionAllowed​(EventSetDescriptor esd)
        Returns true if, at this time, the object will accept a connection with respect to the supplied EventSetDescriptor
        Specified by:
        connectionAllowed in interface BeanCommon
        Parameters:
        esd - the EventSetDescriptor
        Returns:
        true if the object will accept a connection
      • connectionAllowed

        public boolean connectionAllowed​(String eventName)
        Description copied from interface: BeanCommon
        Returns true if, at this time, the object will accept a connection via the named event
        Specified by:
        connectionAllowed in interface BeanCommon
        Parameters:
        eventName - the name of the event
        Returns:
        true if the object will accept a connection
      • connectionNotification

        public void connectionNotification​(String eventName,
                                           Object source)
        Notify this object that it has been registered as a listener with a source with respect to the named event. This is just a dummy method in this class to satisfy the interface. Specific code in BeanConnection takes care of this method for MetaBeans
        Specified by:
        connectionNotification in interface BeanCommon
        Parameters:
        eventName - the event
        source - the source with which this object has been registered as a listener
      • disconnectionNotification

        public void disconnectionNotification​(String eventName,
                                              Object source)
        Notify this object that it has been deregistered as a listener with a source with respect to the supplied event name. This is just a dummy method in this class to satisfy the interface. Specific code in BeanConnection takes care of this method for MetaBeans
        Specified by:
        disconnectionNotification in interface BeanCommon
        Parameters:
        eventName - the event
        source - the source with which this object has been registered as a listener
      • stop

        public void stop()
        Stop all encapsulated beans
        Specified by:
        stop in interface BeanCommon
      • isBusy

        public boolean isBusy()
        Returns true if. at this time, the bean is busy with some (i.e. perhaps a worker thread is performing some calculation).
        Specified by:
        isBusy in interface BeanCommon
        Returns:
        true if the bean is busy.
      • setVisual

        public void setVisual​(BeanVisual newVisual)
        Sets the visual appearance of this wrapper bean
        Specified by:
        setVisual in interface Visible
        Parameters:
        newVisual - a BeanVisual value
      • getVisual

        public BeanVisual getVisual()
        Gets the visual appearance of this wrapper bean
        Specified by:
        getVisual in interface Visible
        Returns:
        a BeanVisual value
      • useDefaultVisual

        public void useDefaultVisual()
        Use the default visual appearance for this bean
        Specified by:
        useDefaultVisual in interface Visible
      • getStartMessage

        public String getStartMessage()
        Description copied from interface: Startable
        Gets a string that describes the start action. The KnowledgeFlow uses this in the popup contextual menu for the component. The string can be proceeded by a '$' character to indicate that the component can't be started at present.
        Specified by:
        getStartMessage in interface Startable
        Returns:
        a string describing the start action.
      • start

        public void start()
        Description copied from interface: Startable
        Start the flow running
        Specified by:
        start in interface Startable
      • setSubFlowPreview

        public void setSubFlowPreview​(ImageIcon sfp)
      • setLog

        public void setLog​(Logger logger)
        Set a logger
        Specified by:
        setLog in interface BeanCommon
        Parameters:
        logger - a Logger value
      • removePropertyChangeListenersSubFlow

        public void removePropertyChangeListenersSubFlow​(PropertyChangeListener pcl)
      • addPropertyChangeListenersSubFlow

        public void addPropertyChangeListenersSubFlow​(PropertyChangeListener pcl)
      • canAcceptConnection

        public boolean canAcceptConnection​(Class<?> listenerClass)
        Checks to see if any of the inputs to this group implements the supplied listener class
        Parameters:
        listenerClass - the listener to check for
      • getSuitableTargets

        public Vector<BeanInstance> getSuitableTargets​(EventSetDescriptor esd)
        Return a list of input beans capable of receiving the supplied event
        Parameters:
        esd - the event in question
        Returns:
        a vector of beans capable of handling the event