org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.analysis.xml.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/analysis/xml/core/model/ITmfXmlStateAttribute.java

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   9  * Contributors:
  10  *   Geneviève Bastien - Initial API and implementation
  11  *******************************************************************************/
  12
  13 package org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.analysis.xml.core.model;
  14
  15 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
  16 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.analysis.xml.core.module.IXmlStateSystemContainer;
  17 import org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core.event.ITmfEvent;
  18
  19 /**
  20  * Interface that describe a state attribute defined in an XML element
  21  *
  22  * @author Geneviève Bastien
  23  */
  24 public interface ITmfXmlStateAttribute {
  25
  26     /**
  27      * This method gets the quark for this state attribute in the State System.
  28      *
  29      * Unless this attribute is a location, in which case the quark must exist,
  30      * the quark will be added to the state system if the state system is in
  31      * builder mode.
  32      *
  33      * @param startQuark
  34      *            root quark, use {@link IXmlStateSystemContainer#ROOT_QUARK} to search
  35      *            the full attribute tree
  36      * @return the quark described by attribute or
  37      *         {@link IXmlStateSystemContainer#ERROR_QUARK} if quark cannot be found
  38      */
  39     int getAttributeQuark(int startQuark);
  40
  41     /**
  42      * This method gets the quark for this state attribute in the State System.
  43      *
  44      * Unless this attribute is a location, in which case the quark must exist,
  45      * the quark will be added to the state system if the state system is in
  46      * builder mode.
  47      *
  48      * @param event
  49      *            The current event being handled
  50      * @param startQuark
  51      *            root quark, use {@link IXmlStateSystemContainer#ROOT_QUARK} to search
  52      *            the full attribute tree
  53      * @return the quark described by attribute or
  54      *         {@link IXmlStateSystemContainer#ERROR_QUARK} if quark cannot be found
  55      */
  56     int getAttributeQuark(@Nullable ITmfEvent event, int startQuark);
  57 }