Connector

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Object>, Element, EModelElement, EObject, Feature, MDWEObject, MDWObject, NamedElement, Notifier, RedefinableElement
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public interface Connector
extends Feature
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A representation of the model object 'Connector'. Specifies a link that enables communication between two or more instances. This link may be an instance of an association, or it may represent the possibility of the instances being able to communicate because their identities are known by virtue of being passed in as parameters, held in variables or slots, or because the communicating instances are the same instance. The link may be realized by something as simple as a pointer or by something as complex as a network connection. In contrast to associations, which specify links between any instance of the associated classifiers, connectors specify links between instances playing the connected parts only. A delegation connector is a connector that links the external contract of a component (as specified by its ports) to the internal realization of that behavior by the component's parts. It represents the forwarding of signals (operation requests and events): a signal that arrives at a port that has a delegation connector to a part or to another port will be passed on to that target for handling. An assembly connector is a connector between two components that defines that one component provides the services that another component requires. An assembly connector is a connector that is defined from a required interface or port to a provided interface or port.
The following features are supported:
See Also:

UMLPackage.getConnector()

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement
  SEPARATOR

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`ConnectorEnd`	`createEnd()` Creates a new `ConnectorEnd` and appends it to the 'End' containment reference list
`Behavior`	`getContract(String name)` Retrieves the first `Behavior` with the specified 'Name' from the ' Contract' reference list
`Behavior`	`getContract(String name, boolean ignoreCase, EClass eClass)` Retrieves the first `Behavior` with the specified 'Name' from the ' Contract' reference list
`MDWEList<Behavior>`	`getContracts()` Returns the value of the 'Contract' reference list.
`MDWEList<ConnectorEnd>`	`getEnds()` Returns the value of the 'End' containment reference list.
`ConnectorKind`	`getKind()` Returns the value of the 'Kind' attribute.
`Connector`	`getRedefinedConnector(String name)` Retrieves the first `Connector` with the specified 'Name' from the ' Redefined Connector' reference list
`Connector`	`getRedefinedConnector(String name, boolean ignoreCase)` Retrieves the first `Connector` with the specified 'Name' from the ' Redefined Connector' reference list
`MDWEList<Connector>`	`getRedefinedConnectors()` Returns the value of the 'Redefined Connector' reference list.
`Association`	`getType()` Returns the value of the 'Type' reference
`boolean`	`isSetKind()` Returns whether the value of the '`Kind`' attribute is set
`void`	`setKind(ConnectorKind value)` Sets the value of the '`Kind`' attribute
`void`	`setType(Association value)` Sets the value of the '`Type`' reference
`void`	`unsetKind()` Unsets the value of the '`Kind`' attribute
`boolean`	`validateAssemblyConnector(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` An assembly connector must only be defined from a required Interface or Ports to a provided Interface or Port.
`boolean`	`validateBetweenInterfacePortImplements(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` If a delegation connector is defined between a used Interface or Port and an internal Part Classifier, then that Classifier must have an 'implements' relationship to the Interface type of that Port.
`boolean`	`validateBetweenInterfacePortSignature(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` If a delegation connector is defined between a source Interface or Port and a target Interface or Port, then the target Interface must support a signature compatible subset of Operations of the source Interface or Port.
`boolean`	`validateBetweenInterfacesPorts(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` A delegation connector must only be defined between used Interfaces or Ports of the same kind, e.g. between two provided Ports or between two required Ports.
`boolean`	`validateCompatible(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` The connectable elements attached to the ends of a connector must be compatible.
`boolean`	`validateRoles(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` The ConnectableElements attached as roles to each ConnectorEnd owned by a Connector must be roles of the Classifier that owned the Connector, or they must be ports of such roles.
`boolean`	`validateTypes(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` The types of the connectable elements that the ends of a connector are attached to must conform to the types of the association ends of the association that types the connector, if any.
`boolean`	`validateUnionSignatureCompatible(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context)` In a complete model, if a source Port has delegation connectors to a set of delegated target Ports, then the union of the Interfaces of these target Ports must be signature compatible with the Interface that types the source Port.

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Feature
getFeaturingClassifier, getFeaturingClassifier, getFeaturingClassifiers, isStatic, setIsStatic

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.RedefinableElement
getRedefinedElement, getRedefinedElement, getRedefinedElements, getRedefinitionContext, getRedefinitionContext, getRedefinitionContexts, isConsistentWith, isLeaf, isRedefinitionContextValid, setIsLeaf, validateRedefinitionConsistent, validateRedefinitionContextValid

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement
allNamespaces, allOwningPackages, createDependency, createNameExpression, getClientDependencies, getClientDependency, getClientDependency, getLabel, getLabel, getName, getNameExpression, getNamespace, getQualifiedName, getVisibility, isDistinguishableFrom, isSetName, isSetVisibility, separator, setName, setNameExpression, setVisibility, unsetName, unsetVisibility, validateHasNoQualifiedName, validateHasQualifiedName, validateVisibilityNeedsOwnership

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Element
addKeyword, allOwnedElements, applyStereotype, createEAnnotation, createOwnedComment, destroy, getApplicableStereotype, getApplicableStereotypes, getAppliedStereotype, getAppliedStereotypes, getAppliedSubstereotype, getAppliedSubstereotypes, getKeywords, getModel, getNearestPackage, getOwnedComments, getOwnedElements, getOwner, getRelationships, getRelationships, getRequiredStereotype, getRequiredStereotypes, getSourceDirectedRelationships, getSourceDirectedRelationships, getStereotypeApplication, getStereotypeApplications, getTargetDirectedRelationships, getTargetDirectedRelationships, getValue, hasKeyword, hasValue, isStereotypeApplicable, isStereotypeApplied, isStereotypeRequired, mustBeOwned, removeKeyword, setValue, unapplyStereotype, validateHasOwner, validateNotOwnSelf

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.core.model.MDWObject
compareTo, eExtendedClass, eIsInstanceOf, eIsInstanceOf, eIsProfiled, eIsRemoved, eMetamodel, eMetaTypeName, eModel, eRemove, eSetUniqueID, eUniqueID, superScript, superScript, toBoolean, toBoolean, toByte, toByte, toChar, toChar, toDouble, toDouble, toFloat, toFloat, toInt, toInt, toList, toList, toList, toList, toList, toLong, toLong, toObject, toObject, toSet, toSet, toShort, toShort, toString, toString

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EModelElement
getEAnnotation, getEAnnotations

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject
eAllContents, eClass, eContainer, eContainingFeature, eContainmentFeature, eContents, eCrossReferences, eGet, eGet, eInvoke, eIsProxy, eIsSet, eResource, eSet, eUnset

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier
eAdapters, eDeliver, eNotify, eSetDeliver

- Method Detail
  - getType
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Association getType()
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    Returns the value of the 'Type' reference. An optional association that specifies the link corresponding to this connector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Type' reference.
    
    See Also:
    
    setType(Association), UMLPackage.getConnector_Type()
  - setType
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void setType(Association value)
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    Sets the value of the 'Type' reference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value of the 'Type' reference.
    
    See Also:
    
    getType()
  - getRedefinedConnectors
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MDWEList<Connector> getRedefinedConnectors()
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    Returns the value of the 'Redefined Connector' reference list. The list contents are of type Connector. A connector may be redefined when its containing classifier is specialized. The redefining connector may have a type that specializes the type of the redefined connector. The types of the connector ends of the redefining connector may specialize the types of the connector ends of the redefined connector. The properties of the connector ends of the redefining connector may be replaced.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Redefined Connector' reference list.
    
    See Also:
    
    UMLPackage.getConnector_RedefinedConnector()
  - getRedefinedConnector
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Connector getRedefinedConnector(String name)
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    Retrieves the first Connector with the specified 'Name' from the ' Redefined Connector' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Connector to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Connector with the specified 'Name', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getRedefinedConnectors()
  - getRedefinedConnector
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Connector getRedefinedConnector(String name,
                                boolean ignoreCase)
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    Retrieves the first Connector with the specified 'Name' from the ' Redefined Connector' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Connector to retrieve, or null.
    
    ignoreCase - Whether to ignore case in String comparisons.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Connector with the specified 'Name', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getRedefinedConnectors()
  - getEnds
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MDWEList<ConnectorEnd> getEnds()
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    Returns the value of the 'End' containment reference list. The list contents are of type ConnectorEnd. A connector consists of at least two connector ends, each representing the participation of instances of the classifiers typing the connectable elements attached to this end. The set of connector ends is ordered.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'End' containment reference list.
    
    See Also:
    
    UMLPackage.getConnector_End()
  - createEnd
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ConnectorEnd createEnd()
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    Creates a new ConnectorEnd and appends it to the 'End' containment reference list.
    
    Returns:
    
    The new ConnectorEnd.
    
    See Also:
    
    getEnds()
  - getKind
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ConnectorKind getKind()
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    Returns the value of the 'Kind' attribute. The literals are from the enumeration ConnectorKind. Indicates the kind of connector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Kind' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    ConnectorKind, isSetKind(), unsetKind(), setKind(ConnectorKind), UMLPackage.getConnector_Kind()
  - setKind
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void setKind(ConnectorKind value)
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    Sets the value of the 'Kind' attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value of the 'Kind' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    ConnectorKind, isSetKind(), unsetKind(), getKind()
  - unsetKind
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void unsetKind()
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    Unsets the value of the 'Kind' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    isSetKind(), getKind(), setKind(ConnectorKind)
  - isSetKind
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boolean isSetKind()
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    Returns whether the value of the 'Kind' attribute is set.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the value of the 'Kind' attribute is set.
    
    See Also:
    
    unsetKind(), getKind(), setKind(ConnectorKind)
  - getContracts
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MDWEList<Behavior> getContracts()
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    Returns the value of the 'Contract' reference list. The list contents are of type Behavior. The set of Behaviors that specify the valid interaction patterns across the connector.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Contract' reference list.
    
    See Also:
    
    UMLPackage.getConnector_Contract()
  - getContract
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Behavior getContract(String name)
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    Retrieves the first Behavior with the specified 'Name' from the ' Contract' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Behavior to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Behavior with the specified 'Name', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getContracts()
  - getContract
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Behavior getContract(String name,
                     boolean ignoreCase,
                     EClass eClass)
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    Retrieves the first Behavior with the specified 'Name' from the ' Contract' reference list.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The 'Name' of the Behavior to retrieve, or null.
    
    ignoreCase - Whether to ignore case in String comparisons.
    
    eClass - The Ecore class of the Behavior to retrieve, or null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The first Behavior with the specified 'Name', or null.
    
    See Also:
    
    getContracts()
  - validateTypes
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boolean validateTypes(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                      Map context)
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    The types of the connectable elements that the ends of a connector are attached to must conform to the types of the association ends of the association that types the connector, if any. true
  - validateCompatible
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boolean validateCompatible(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                           Map context)
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    The connectable elements attached to the ends of a connector must be compatible. true
  - validateRoles
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boolean validateRoles(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                      Map context)
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    The ConnectableElements attached as roles to each ConnectorEnd owned by a Connector must be roles of the Classifier that owned the Connector, or they must be ports of such roles. true
  - validateBetweenInterfacesPorts
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boolean validateBetweenInterfacesPorts(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                       Map context)
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    A delegation connector must only be defined between used Interfaces or Ports of the same kind, e.g. between two provided Ports or between two required Ports. true
  - validateBetweenInterfacePortImplements
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boolean validateBetweenInterfacePortImplements(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                               Map context)
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    If a delegation connector is defined between a used Interface or Port and an internal Part Classifier, then that Classifier must have an 'implements' relationship to the Interface type of that Port. true
  - validateBetweenInterfacePortSignature
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boolean validateBetweenInterfacePortSignature(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                              Map context)
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    If a delegation connector is defined between a source Interface or Port and a target Interface or Port, then the target Interface must support a signature compatible subset of Operations of the source Interface or Port. true
  - validateUnionSignatureCompatible
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boolean validateUnionSignatureCompatible(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                         Map context)
```
    In a complete model, if a source Port has delegation connectors to a set of delegated target Ports, then the union of the Interfaces of these target Ports must be signature compatible with the Interface that types the source Port. true
  - validateAssemblyConnector
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boolean validateAssemblyConnector(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                                  Map context)
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    An assembly connector must only be defined from a required Interface or Ports to a provided Interface or Port. true

Interface Connector

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Feature

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.RedefinableElement

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.NamedElement

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.metamodel.uml21.Element

Methods inherited from interface com.sodius.mdw.core.model.MDWObject

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EModelElement

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier

Method Detail

getType

setType

getRedefinedConnectors

getRedefinedConnector

getRedefinedConnector

getEnds

createEnd

getKind

setKind

unsetKind

isSetKind

getContracts

getContract

getContract

validateTypes

validateCompatible

validateRoles

validateBetweenInterfacesPorts

validateBetweenInterfacePortImplements

validateBetweenInterfacePortSignature

validateUnionSignatureCompatible

validateAssemblyConnector