Package com.aquima.interactions.rule.inference

Class Dependency

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.rule.inference.Dependency

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

GroupDependency, TypeDependency, ValueDependency

public abstract class Dependency
extends Object
implements Serializable

This class holds the information about a dependency of a rule. There are two types of dependencies:

• Value dependency
  The dependency defines a relation to a specific attribute value. When the value of the attribute changes, the rule dependent on the value needs to be reevaluated.
• Type dependency
  The dependency defines a relation to an entity type. When a change occurs on the type, for instance when a new entity is created or removed, the rule dependent on the type needs to be reevaluated.

Since:

5.0

Author:

O. Kerpershoek

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	Dependency(DependencyType type)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected DependencyType	getType()
boolean	isTypeDependency()	This method returns a boolean indicating if the dependency is a dependency on a type.
boolean	isValueDependency()	This method returns a boolean indicating if the dependency is a dependency on a value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Dependency

protected Dependency(DependencyType type)

Method Details

getType

protected DependencyType getType()

isValueDependency

public boolean isValueDependency()

This method returns a boolean indicating if the dependency is a dependency on a value.

Returns:

boolean indicating if the dependency is a dependency on a value.

isTypeDependency

public boolean isTypeDependency()

This method returns a boolean indicating if the dependency is a dependency on a type.

Returns:

boolean indicating if the dependency is a dependency on a type.