tmf: Remove the ITmfEventTableColumns extension point

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/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2009, 2014 Ericsson, École Polytechnique de Montréal
 *
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are
 * made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which
 * accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *   Francois Chouinard - Initial API and implementation
 *   Francois Chouinard - Updated as per TMF Trace Model 1.0
 *   Geneviève Bastien  - Added timestamp transforms and timestamp
 *                        creation functions
 *   Patrick Tasse - Add support for folder elements
 *******************************************************************************/

package org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.trace;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNull;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.analysis.IAnalysisModule;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.component.ITmfEventProvider;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.event.ITmfEvent;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.event.aspect.ITmfEventAspect;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.exceptions.TmfTraceException;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.synchronization.ITmfTimestampTransform;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.timestamp.ITmfTimestamp;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.timestamp.TmfTimeRange;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.trace.indexer.ITmfTraceIndexer;
import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.trace.location.ITmfLocation;

/**
 * The event stream structure in TMF. In its basic form, a trace has:
 * <ul>
 * <li> an associated Eclipse resource
 * <li> a path to its location on the file system
 * <li> the type of the events it contains
 * <li> the number of events it contains
 * <li> the time range (span) of the events it contains
 * </ul>
 * Concrete ITmfTrace classes have to provide a parameter-less constructor and
 * an initialization method (<i>initTrace</i>) if they are to be opened from the
 * Project View. Also, a validation method (<i>validate</i>) has to be provided
 * to ensure that the trace is of the correct type.
 * <p>
 * A trace can be accessed simultaneously from multiple threads by various
 * application components. To avoid obvious multi-threading issues, the trace
 * uses an ITmfContext as a synchronization aid for its read operations.
 * <p>
 * A proper ITmfContext can be obtained by performing a seek operation on the
 * trace. Seek operations can be performed for a particular event (by rank or
 * timestamp) or for a plain trace location.
 * <p>
 * <b>Example 1</b>: Process a whole trace
 * <pre>
 * ITmfContext context = trace.seekEvent(0);
 * ITmfEvent event = trace.getNext(context);
 * while (event != null) {
 *     processEvent(event);
 *     event = trace.getNext(context);
 * }
 * </pre>
 * <b>Example 2</b>: Process 50 events starting from the 1000th event
 * <pre>
 * int nbEventsRead = 0;
 * ITmfContext context = trace.seekEvent(1000);
 * ITmfEvent event = trace.getNext(context);
 * while (event != null && nbEventsRead < 50) {
 *     nbEventsRead++;
 *     processEvent(event);
 *     event = trace.getNext(context);
 * }
 * </pre>
 * <b>Example 3</b>: Process the events between 2 timestamps (inclusive)
 * <pre>
 * ITmfTimestamp startTime = ...;
 * ITmfTimestamp endTime = ...;
 * ITmfContext context = trace.seekEvent(startTime);
 * ITmfEvent event = trace.getNext(context);
 * while (event != null && event.getTimestamp().compareTo(endTime) <= 0) {
 *     processEvent(event);
 *     event = trace.getNext(context);
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * A trace is also an event provider so it can process event requests
 * asynchronously (and coalesce compatible, concurrent requests).
 * <p>
 *
 * <b>Example 4</b>: Process a whole trace (see ITmfEventRequest for
 * variants)
 * <pre>
 * ITmfRequest request = new TmfEventRequest&lt;MyEventType&gt;(MyEventType.class) {
 *     &#064;Override
 *     public void handleData(MyEventType event) {
 *         super.handleData(event);
 *         processEvent(event);
 *     }
 *
 *     &#064;Override
 *     public void handleCompleted() {
 *         finish();
 *         super.handleCompleted();
 *     }
 * };
 *
 * fTrace.handleRequest(request);
 * if (youWant) {
 *     request.waitForCompletion();
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * @version 1.0
 * @author Francois Chouinard
 *
 * @see ITmfContext
 * @see ITmfEvent
 * @see ITmfTraceIndexer
 * @see ITmfEventParser
 */
public interface ITmfTrace extends ITmfEventProvider {

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Constants
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * The default trace cache size
     */
    public static final int DEFAULT_TRACE_CACHE_SIZE = 1000;

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Initializers
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Initialize a newly instantiated "empty" trace object. This is used to
     * properly parameterize an ITmfTrace instantiated with its parameterless
     * constructor.
     * <p>
     * Typically, the parameterless constructor will provide the block size and
     * its associated parser and indexer.
     *
     * @param resource
     *            the trace resource
     * @param path
     *            the trace path. The path should suitable for passing to
     *            <code>java.io.File(String)</code> and should use the
     *            platform-dependent path separator.
     * @param type
     *            the trace event type
     * @throws TmfTraceException
     *             If we couldn't open the trace
     */
    void initTrace(IResource resource, String path, Class<? extends ITmfEvent> type) throws TmfTraceException;

    /**
     * Initialize a newly instantiated "empty" trace object. This is used to
     * properly parameterize an ITmfTrace instantiated with its parameterless
     * constructor.
     * <p>
     * Typically, the parameterless constructor will provide the block size and
     * its associated parser and indexer.
     *
     * @param resource
     *            the trace resource
     * @param path
     *            the trace path
     * @param type
     *            the trace event type
     * @param name
     *            the trace name
     * @throws TmfTraceException
     *             If we couldn't open the trace
     */
    void initTrace(IResource resource, String path, Class<? extends ITmfEvent> type, String name) throws TmfTraceException;

    /**
     * Validate that the trace is of the correct type. The implementation should
     * return a TraceValidationStatus to indicate success with a certain level
     * of confidence.
     *
     * @param project
     *            the eclipse project
     * @param path
     *            the trace path. The path should suitable for passing to
     *            <code>java.io.File(String)</code> and should use the
     *            platform-dependent path separator.
     *
     * @return an IStatus object with validation result. Use severity OK to
     *         indicate success.
     * @see TraceValidationStatus
     * @since 2.0
     */
    IStatus validate(IProject project, String path);

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Basic getters
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * @return the trace event type
     */
    Class<? extends ITmfEvent> getEventType();

    /**
     * @return the associated trace resource
     */
    IResource getResource();

    /**
     * @return the trace path
     */
    String getPath();

    /**
     * @return the trace cache size
     */
    int getCacheSize();

    /**
     * Index the trace. Depending on the trace type, this could be done at the
     * constructor or initTrace phase too, so this could be implemented as a
     * no-op.
     *
     * @param waitForCompletion
     *            Should we block the caller until indexing is finished, or not.
     * @since 2.0
     */
    void indexTrace(boolean waitForCompletion);

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Analysis getters
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Returns an analysis module with the given ID.
     *
     * @param id
     *            The analysis module ID
     * @return The {@link IAnalysisModule} object, or null if an analysis with
     *         the given ID does no exist.
     * @since 3.0
     */
    @Nullable
    IAnalysisModule getAnalysisModule(String id);

    /**
     * Get a list of all analysis modules currently available for this trace.
     *
     * @return An iterable view of the analysis modules
     * @since 3.0
     */
    @NonNull
    Iterable<IAnalysisModule> getAnalysisModules();

    /**
     * Get an analysis module belonging to this trace, with the specified ID and
     * class.
     *
     * @param moduleClass
     *            Returned modules must extend this class
     * @param id
     *            The ID of the analysis module
     * @return The analysis module with specified class and ID, or null if no
     *         such module exists.
     * @since 3.0
     */
    @Nullable
    <T extends IAnalysisModule> T getAnalysisModuleOfClass(Class<T> moduleClass, String id);

    /**
     * Return the analysis modules that are of a given class. Module are already
     * casted to the requested class.
     *
     * @param moduleClass
     *            Returned modules must extend this class
     * @return List of modules of class moduleClass
     * @since 3.0
     */
    @NonNull
    <T> Iterable<T> getAnalysisModulesOfClass(Class<T> moduleClass);

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Aspect getters
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Return the pre-defined set of event aspects exposed by this trace.
     *
     * @return The event aspects for this trace
     */
    Iterable<ITmfEventAspect> getEventAspects();

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Trace characteristics getters
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * @return the number of events in the trace
     */
    long getNbEvents();

    /**
     * @return the trace time range
     * @since 2.0
     */
    TmfTimeRange getTimeRange();

    /**
     * @return the timestamp of the first trace event
     * @since 2.0
     */
    ITmfTimestamp getStartTime();

    /**
     * @return the timestamp of the last trace event
     * @since 2.0
     */
    ITmfTimestamp getEndTime();

    /**
     * @return the streaming interval in ms (0 if not a streaming trace)
     */
    long getStreamingInterval();

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Trace positioning getters
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * @return the current trace location
     * @since 3.0
     */
    ITmfLocation getCurrentLocation();

    /**
     * Returns the ratio (proportion) corresponding to the specified location.
     *
     * @param location
     *            a trace specific location
     * @return a floating-point number between 0.0 (beginning) and 1.0 (end)
     * @since 3.0
     */
    double getLocationRatio(ITmfLocation location);

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // SeekEvent operations (returning a trace context)
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Position the trace at the specified (trace specific) location.
     * <p>
     * A null location is interpreted as seeking for the first event of the
     * trace.
     * <p>
     * If not null, the location requested must be valid otherwise the returned
     * context is undefined (up to the implementation to recover if possible).
     * <p>
     *
     * @param location
     *            the trace specific location
     * @return a context which can later be used to read the corresponding event
     * @since 3.0
     */
    ITmfContext seekEvent(ITmfLocation location);

    /**
     * Position the trace at the 'rank'th event in the trace.
     * <p>
     * A rank <= 0 is interpreted as seeking for the first event of the trace.
     * <p>
     * If the requested rank is beyond the last trace event, the context
     * returned will yield a null event if used in a subsequent read.
     *
     * @param rank
     *            the event rank
     * @return a context which can later be used to read the corresponding event
     */
    ITmfContext seekEvent(long rank);

    /**
     * Position the trace at the first event with the specified timestamp. If
     * there is no event with the requested timestamp, a context pointing to the
     * next chronological event is returned.
     * <p>
     * A null timestamp is interpreted as seeking for the first event of the
     * trace.
     * <p>
     * If the requested timestamp is beyond the last trace event, the context
     * returned will yield a null event if used in a subsequent read.
     *
     * @param timestamp
     *            the timestamp of desired event
     * @return a context which can later be used to read the corresponding event
     * @since 2.0
     */
    ITmfContext seekEvent(ITmfTimestamp timestamp);

    /**
     * Position the trace at the event located at the specified ratio in the
     * trace file.
     * <p>
     * The notion of ratio (0.0 <= r <= 1.0) is trace specific and left
     * voluntarily vague. Typically, it would refer to the event proportional
     * rank (arguably more intuitive) or timestamp in the trace file.
     *
     * @param ratio
     *            the proportional 'rank' in the trace
     * @return a context which can later be used to read the corresponding event
     */
    ITmfContext seekEvent(double ratio);

    /**
     * Returns the initial range offset
     *
     * @return the initial range offset
     * @since 2.0
     */
    ITmfTimestamp getInitialRangeOffset();

    /**
     * Returns the ID of the host this trace is from. The host ID is not
     * necessarily the hostname, but should be a unique identifier for the
     * machine on which the trace was taken. It can be used to determine if two
     * traces were taken on the exact same machine (timestamp are already
     * synchronized, resources with same id are the same if taken at the same
     * time, etc).
     *
     * @return The host id of this trace
     * @since 3.0
     */
    @NonNull String getHostId();

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Timestamp transformation functions
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Returns the timestamp transformation for this trace
     *
     * @return the timestamp transform
     * @since 3.0
     */
    ITmfTimestampTransform getTimestampTransform();

    /**
     * Sets the trace's timestamp transform
     *
     * @param tt
     *            The timestamp transform for all timestamps of this trace
     * @since 3.0
     */
    void setTimestampTransform(final ITmfTimestampTransform tt);

    /**
     * Creates a timestamp for this trace, using the transformation formula
     *
     * @param ts
     *            The time in nanoseconds with which to create the timestamp
     * @return The new timestamp
     * @since 3.0
     */
    ITmfTimestamp createTimestamp(long ts);

}