org.eclipse.emf.ecp.view.spi.context

Interface ViewModelContext

All Superinterfaces:

EMFFormsViewContext

All Known Subinterfaces:

DiffMergeModelContext

All Known Implementing Classes:

DiffMergeModelContextImpl, EMFFormsSpreadsheetViewModelContext, ViewModelContextImpl

public interface ViewModelContext
extends EMFFormsViewContext

The Interface ViewModelContext.

Since:

1.2

Author:

Eugen Neufeld

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addContextUser(Object user) Adds a user of the context.
void	dispose() Disposes the context.
ViewModelContext	getChildContext(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject, VElement parent, VView vView, ViewModelService... viewModelServices) This returns the childContext for the provided EObject and the provided VElement.
Object	getContextValue(String key) Returns the value of the context for the passed key.
Set<VControl>	getControlsFor(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature.Setting setting) Deprecated. please use EMFFormsSettingToControlMapper#getControlsFor(Setting)
Set<VElement>	getControlsFor(UniqueSetting setting) Deprecated. please use EMFFormsSettingToControlMapper#getControlsFor(UniqueSetting)
org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject	getDomainModel() Gets the domain model.
ViewModelContext	getParentContext() This returns the parent context.
VElement	getParentVElement() If this context has a parent context this method will return the parent VElement which requested the creation of this context.
<T> T	getService(Class<T> serviceType) Retrieve an ViewModelService of type serviceType.
VElement	getViewModel() Gets the view model.
<T> boolean	hasService(Class<T> serviceType) Whether the context has a service of the given type serviceType.
void	putContextValue(String key, Object value) Puts the value for the provided key into the context.
void	registerDisposeListener(ViewModelContextDisposeListener listener) Allows to register a dispose listener.
void	registerDomainChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener) Register domain change listener.
void	registerViewChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener) Register view change listener.
void	removeContextUser(Object user) Removes a context user.
void	unregisterDomainChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener) Unregister domain change listener.
void	unregisterViewChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener) Unregister view change listener.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.emfforms.spi.core.services.view.EMFFormsViewContext

changeDomainModel, registerEMFFormsContextListener, registerRootDomainModelChangeListener, unregisterEMFFormsContextListener, unregisterRootDomainModelChangeListener

Method Detail

registerDomainChangeListener

void registerDomainChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener)

Register domain change listener.

Specified by:

registerDomainChangeListener in interface EMFFormsViewContext

Parameters:

modelChangeListener - the model change listener

Since:

1.3

unregisterDomainChangeListener

void unregisterDomainChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener)

Unregister domain change listener.

Specified by:

unregisterDomainChangeListener in interface EMFFormsViewContext

Parameters:

modelChangeListener - the model change listener

Since:

1.3

getViewModel

VElement getViewModel()

Gets the view model.

Specified by:

getViewModel in interface EMFFormsViewContext

Returns:

the view model

getDomainModel

org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject getDomainModel()

Gets the domain model.

Specified by:

getDomainModel in interface EMFFormsViewContext

Returns:

the domain model

registerViewChangeListener

void registerViewChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener)

Register view change listener.

Specified by:

registerViewChangeListener in interface EMFFormsViewContext

Parameters:

modelChangeListener - the model change listener

Since:

1.3

unregisterViewChangeListener

void unregisterViewChangeListener(ModelChangeListener modelChangeListener)

Unregister view change listener.

Specified by:

unregisterViewChangeListener in interface EMFFormsViewContext

Parameters:

modelChangeListener - the model change listener

Since:

1.3

dispose

void dispose()

Disposes the context.

hasService

<T> boolean hasService(Class<T> serviceType)

Whether the context has a service of the given type serviceType.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the desired service

Parameters:

serviceType - the type of the service

Returns:

true, if the context has a service of the given type, false otherwise

getService

<T> T getService(Class<T> serviceType)

Retrieve an ViewModelService of type serviceType.

Specified by:

getService in interface EMFFormsViewContext

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the desired service

Parameters:

serviceType - the type of the service to be retrieved

Returns:

the service

getControlsFor

@Deprecated
Set<VControl> getControlsFor(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EStructuralFeature.Setting setting)

Deprecated. please use EMFFormsSettingToControlMapper#getControlsFor(Setting)

Returns all controls which are associated with the provided EStructuralFeature.Setting. The EStructuralFeature.Setting is converted to a UniqueSetting.

Parameters:

setting - the EStructuralFeature.Setting to search controls for

Returns:

the Set of all controls associated with the provided setting or null if no controls can be found

Since:

1.3

getControlsFor

@Deprecated
Set<VElement> getControlsFor(UniqueSetting setting)

Deprecated. please use EMFFormsSettingToControlMapper#getControlsFor(UniqueSetting)

Returns all controls which are associated with the provided UniqueSetting.

Parameters:

setting - the UniqueSetting to search controls for

Returns:

the Set of all controls associated with the provided setting or null if no controls can be found

Since:

1.5

getContextValue

Object getContextValue(String key)

Returns the value of the context for the passed key.

Parameters:

key - the key of the value to get

Returns:

the Object for the provided key

Since:

1.4

putContextValue

void putContextValue(String key,
                     Object value)

Puts the value for the provided key into the context.

Parameters:

key - the key to set

value - the Object to set into the context

Since:

1.4

getChildContext

ViewModelContext getChildContext(org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject eObject,
                                 VElement parent,
                                 VView vView,
                                 ViewModelService... viewModelServices)

This returns the childContext for the provided EObject and the provided VElement. If a child context already exists it will be returned otherwise a new ViewModelContext will be created.

Parameters:

eObject - The EObject to get the child context for

parent - The VElement which requests the child context

vView - The VView of the EObject

viewModelServices - The list of ViewModelService which should be part of a child context

Returns:

a ViewModelContext witch is a child of the current context

Since:

1.5

getParentContext

ViewModelContext getParentContext()

This returns the parent context. This may be null for the topmost context.

Returns:

the parent

Since:

1.9

getParentVElement

VElement getParentVElement()

If this context has a parent context this method will return the parent VElement which requested the creation of this context. Otherwise this method will return null.

Returns:

the parent

Since:

1.9

registerDisposeListener

void registerDisposeListener(ViewModelContextDisposeListener listener)

Allows to register a dispose listener.

Parameters:

listener - The ViewModelContextDisposeListener to register

Since:

1.5

addContextUser

void addContextUser(Object user)

Adds a user of the context.

Parameters:

user - The context user to add

Since:

1.5

removeContextUser

void removeContextUser(Object user)

Removes a context user.

Parameters:

user - The context user to remove

Since:

1.5