org.eclipse.cosmos.rm.repository.internal.application
Interface ISMLResourceFacet

All Superinterfaces:

org.eclipse.cosmos.rm.repository.provisional.resource.ISMLDocumentFragment, ISMLResourceBase

All Known Implementing Classes:

SMLFileResourceFacet

public interface ISMLResourceFacet
extends org.eclipse.cosmos.rm.repository.provisional.resource.ISMLDocumentFragment, ISMLResourceBase

A convenience API for a more strongly typed SML document fragment. Facets can contain other facets, properties, and resources.

Method Summary

ISMLResourceFacet	resolveReference() If this object happens to represent a reference to a facet (i.e. isReference() returns true), then this method will have it resolved to the actual facet.
ISMLResourceFacet[]	retrieveFacets() Retrieves and returns the facets that are directly referenced by this facet.
ISMLResourceProperty[]	retrieveProperties() Retrieves and returns the properties that are directly referenced by this facet.
ISMLResourceInstance[]	retrieveResources() Retrieves and returns the resources that are directly referenced by this facet.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.cosmos.rm.repository.provisional.resource.ISMLDocumentFragment

getNodeList, getParentDocument

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.cosmos.rm.repository.internal.application.ISMLResourceBase

isReference, retrieveDescription, retrieveDisplayName, retrieveName

Method Detail

resolveReference

ISMLResourceFacet resolveReference()

If this object happens to represent a reference to a facet (i.e. isReference() returns true), then this method will have it resolved to the actual facet. If isReference() happens to return false, then the return value of this method is this object.

Returns:

An object representing the resolved resource that this reference points to

retrieveResources

ISMLResourceInstance[] retrieveResources()

Retrieves and returns the resources that are directly referenced by this facet.

Returns:

The direct resources referenced by this facet

retrieveFacets

ISMLResourceFacet[] retrieveFacets()

Retrieves and returns the facets that are directly referenced by this facet.

Returns:

The direct facets referenced by this facet

retrieveProperties

ISMLResourceProperty[] retrieveProperties()

Retrieves and returns the properties that are directly referenced by this facet.

Returns:

The direct properties referenced by this facet