com.meyling.principia.module
Class ModuleCreator

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.meyling.principia.module.ModuleCreator

public final class ModuleCreator

extends Object

This class provides static methods for reading and writing an Module and its subcomponents.

Version:

$Revision 0.00.50$

Author:

Michael Meyling

Field Summary

private static Map	class2string for converting a (Argument) class into an String
private TextInput	input load from this source
static String	MODULE_AUTHOR string for a Author
static String	MODULE_AUTHOR_LIST string for a AuthorList
static String	MODULE_DESCRIPTION string for a Description
static String	MODULE_EMAIL string for a Email
static String	MODULE_HEADER string for a Header
static String	MODULE_HEADLINE string for a Headline
static String	MODULE_IMPORT string for a Import
static String	MODULE_IMPORT_LIST string for a ImportList
static String	MODULE_LOCATION string for a Location
static String	MODULE_LOCATION_LIST string for a LocationList
static String	MODULE_MODULE string for a Module
static String	MODULE_NAME string for a Name
static String	MODULE_PARAGRAPH_LIST string for a ParagraphList
static String	MODULE_SPECIFICATION string for a Specification
static String	MODULE_USEDBY_LIST string for a UsedbyList
static String	MODULE_VERSION string for a Version
private ParsingTable	parsing for converting an created Argument into an input file position
private static Map	string2class for converting a String into an (Argument) class

Constructor Summary

ModuleCreator(TextInput input)
Constructs a new module creator.

Method Summary

(package private) static void	() Make attribut initialization.
static Argument	createArgument(Class kind, Argument[] argument) Creates a new Argument.
static Class	getClass(String name) Get class for known name of operator.
static Map	getMap() Get the mapping of Strings to operator classes.
static String	getName(Class clazz) Get name of known operator class.
Argument	readArgument() Create an Argument out of an TextInput object.
private Argument[]	readArgumentList() Create an argument array out of an TextInput object.
static String	writeArgument(Argument argument) Write an Argument to an String.
static void	writeArgument(Output output, Argument argument) Write an Argument to an Output object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MODULE_PARAGRAPH_LIST

public static final String MODULE_PARAGRAPH_LIST

string for a ParagraphList

MODULE_MODULE

public static final String MODULE_MODULE

string for a Module

MODULE_IMPORT_LIST

public static final String MODULE_IMPORT_LIST

string for a ImportList

MODULE_IMPORT

public static final String MODULE_IMPORT

string for a Import

MODULE_NAME

public static final String MODULE_NAME

string for a Name

MODULE_VERSION

public static final String MODULE_VERSION

string for a Version

MODULE_LOCATION_LIST

public static final String MODULE_LOCATION_LIST

string for a LocationList

MODULE_LOCATION

public static final String MODULE_LOCATION

string for a Location

MODULE_SPECIFICATION

public static final String MODULE_SPECIFICATION

string for a Specification

MODULE_HEADER

public static final String MODULE_HEADER

string for a Header

MODULE_DESCRIPTION

public static final String MODULE_DESCRIPTION

string for a Description

MODULE_HEADLINE

public static final String MODULE_HEADLINE

string for a Headline

MODULE_EMAIL

public static final String MODULE_EMAIL

string for a Email

MODULE_AUTHOR_LIST

public static final String MODULE_AUTHOR_LIST

string for a AuthorList

MODULE_AUTHOR

public static final String MODULE_AUTHOR

string for a Author

MODULE_USEDBY_LIST

public static final String MODULE_USEDBY_LIST

string for a UsedbyList

string2class

private static final Map string2class

for converting a String into an (Argument) class

class2string

private static final Map class2string

for converting a (Argument) class into an String

parsing

private final ParsingTable parsing

for converting an created Argument into an input file position

input

private final TextInput input

load from this source

Constructor Detail

ModuleCreator

public ModuleCreator(TextInput input)

Constructs a new module creator.

Parameters:

input - read from here

Method Detail

static void ()

Make attribut initialization.

getMap

public static final Map getMap()

Get the mapping of Strings to operator classes. The returned Map should not be modified.

Returns:

mapping of known Strings, do not change this Map

getName

public static final String getName(Class clazz)
                            throws IllegalArgumentException

Get name of known operator class.

Parameters:

clazz - look for name of this class

Returns:

name of operator class

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if operator class clazz is unknown

getClass

public static final Class getClass(String name)
                            throws IllegalArgumentException

Get class for known name of operator.

Parameters:

name - look for class with this name

Returns:

class with this name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if no class with this name known

createArgument

public static final Argument createArgument(Class kind,
                                            Argument[] argument)
                                     throws IllegalArgumentException,
                                            ArgumentException

Creates a new Argument. Could't create a new Counter or a Text.

Parameters:

kind - class to generate

argument - argument for constructor of that class

Returns:

new generated Argument

Throws:

ArgumentException - if creation failed

IllegalArgumentException - if creation failed because of a programming error

readArgument

public final Argument readArgument()
                            throws ParsingException

Create an Argument out of an TextInput object.

Returns:

created argument

Throws:

ParsingException - if creation failed

readArgumentList

private final Argument[] readArgumentList()
                                   throws ParsingException

Create an argument array out of an TextInput object.

Returns:

created arguments

Throws:

ParsingException - if creation failed

writeArgument

public static final void writeArgument(Output output,
                                       Argument argument)
                                throws IllegalArgumentException

Write an Argument to an Output object.

Parameters:

output - destination to write to

argument - this object will be written

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if writing failed

writeArgument

public static final String writeArgument(Argument argument)
                                  throws IllegalArgumentException

Write an Argument to an String.

Parameters:

argument - this object will be written

Returns:

created string

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if writing failed