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During <em>construction</em> time, when the class is being transformed and loaded, the 028 * model is mutable. 029 * 030 * @see org.apache.tapestry5.model.MutableComponentModel 031 */ 032public interface ComponentModel 033{ 034 /** 035 * Returns the name of the library that defines this component; this may be the empty string for 036 * an application page or component, or will be a name of a library (possibly including "core" for built-in 037 * components). 038 * Library names are defined by the {@link LibraryMapping} contributions 039 * to the {@link ComponentClassResolver} service. 040 * 041 * @return library name containing the component, or empty string for application components 042 * @since 5.4 043 */ 044 String getLibraryName(); 045 046 /** 047 * Is this a model of a page (rather than a component, mixin, or base-class)? 048 * 049 * @return true if a page 050 * @since 5.3 051 */ 052 boolean isPage(); 053 054 /** 055 * Returns the resource corresponding to the class file for this component. This is used to find related resources, 056 * such as the component's template and message catalog. 057 */ 058 Resource getBaseResource(); 059 060 /** 061 * The fully qualified class name of the component. 062 */ 063 String getComponentClassName(); 064 065 /** 066 * Returns the ids of all embedded components defined within the component class (via the {@link 067 * Component} annotation), including those defined by any super-class. 068 */ 069 List<String> getEmbeddedComponentIds(); 070 071 /** 072 * Returns an embedded component defined by this component or by a super-class. 073 * 074 * @param componentId 075 * the id of the embedded component 076 * @return the embedded component model, or null if no component exists with that id 077 */ 078 EmbeddedComponentModel getEmbeddedComponentModel(String componentId); 079 080 /** 081 * Returns the persistent strategy associated with the field. 082 * 083 * @param fieldName 084 * @return the corresponding strategy, or the empty string 085 * @throws IllegalArgumentException 086 * if the named field is not marked as persistent 087 */ 088 String getFieldPersistenceStrategy(String fieldName); 089 090 /** 091 * Returns object that will be used to log warnings and errors related to this component. 092 * 093 * @see org.apache.tapestry5.annotations.Log 094 */ 095 Logger getLogger(); 096 097 /** 098 * Returns a list of the class names of mixins that are part of the component's implementation. 099 */ 100 List<String> getMixinClassNames(); 101 102 /** 103 * Return a single parameter model by parameter name, or null if the parameter is not defined (is not 104 * a formal parameter). This may be a parameter defined by this component, or from a base class. 105 * 106 * @param parameterName 107 * the name of the parameter (case is ignored) 108 * @return the parameter model if found in this model or a parent model, or null if not found 109 */ 110 ParameterModel getParameterModel(String parameterName); 111 112 /** 113 * Returns true if the named parameter is formally defined (there's a ParameterModel). 114 * 115 * @param parameterName 116 * name of the parameter (case is ignored) 117 * @since 5.2.0 118 */ 119 boolean isFormalParameter(String parameterName); 120 121 /** 122 * Returns an alphabetically sorted list of the names of all formal parameters. This includes parameters defined by 123 * a base class. 124 */ 125 126 List<String> getParameterNames(); 127 128 /** 129 * Returns an alphabetically sorted list of the names of all formal parameters defined by this specific class 130 * (parameters inherited from base classes are not identified). 131 */ 132 List<String> getDeclaredParameterNames(); 133 134 /** 135 * Returns a list of the names of all persistent fields (within this class, or any super-class). The names are 136 * sorted alphabetically. 137 * 138 * @see Persist 139 */ 140 List<String> getPersistentFieldNames(); 141 142 /** 143 * Returns true if the modeled component is a root class, a component class whose parent class is not a component 144 * class. We may in the future require that components only extend from Object. 145 * 146 * @return true if a root class, false if a subclass 147 */ 148 boolean isRootClass(); 149 150 /** 151 * Returns true if the model indicates that informal parameters, additional parameters beyond the formal parameter 152 * defined for the component, are supported. This is false in most cases, but may be set to true for specific 153 * classes (when the {@link SupportsInformalParameters} annotation is present, or inherited from a super-class). 154 * 155 * @return true if this component model supports informal parameters 156 */ 157 boolean getSupportsInformalParameters(); 158 159 /** 160 * Returns the component model for this component's super-class, if it exists. Remember that only classes in the 161 * correct packages, are considered component classes. 162 * 163 * @return the parent class model, or null if this component's super class is not itself a component class 164 */ 165 ComponentModel getParentModel(); 166 167 /** 168 * Relevant for component mixins only. Indicates that the mixin behavior should occur <em>after</em> (not before) 169 * the component. Normally, this flag is set by the presence of the {@link MixinAfter} annotation. 170 * 171 * @return true if the mixin should operate after, not before, the component 172 */ 173 boolean isMixinAfter(); 174 175 /** 176 * Gets a meta value identified by the given key. If the current model does not provide a value for the key, then 177 * the parent component model (if any) is searched. 178 * 179 * @param key 180 * identifies the value to be accessed 181 * @return the value for the key (possibly inherited from a parent model), or null 182 */ 183 String getMeta(String key); 184 185 /** 186 * Returns a set of all the render phases that this model (including parent models) that are handled. Render phases 187 * are represented by the corresponding annotation ({@link BeginRender}, {@link AfterRender}, etc.). 188 * 189 * @return set of classes 190 * @since 5.0.19, 5.1.0.0 191 */ 192 Set<Class> getHandledRenderPhases(); 193 194 /** 195 * Determines if the component has an event handler for the indicated event name (case insensitive). This includes 196 * handlers in the component class itself, or its super-classes, but does not include event handlers supplied by 197 * implementation or instance mixins. 198 * 199 * @param eventType 200 * name of event to check (case insensitive) 201 * @return true if event handler present 202 */ 203 boolean handlesEvent(String eventType); 204 205 /** 206 * @param mixinClassName 207 * class name of the mixin for which the ordering is desired 208 * @return the ordering constraint(s) for the mixin, potentially null. 209 * @since 5.2.0 210 */ 211 String[] getOrderForMixin(String mixinClassName); 212 213 /** 214 * Relevant for pages only, indicates that the component handle the {@link EventConstants#ACTIVATE} 215 * events with a catch all rules 216 * 217 * @return true if the page implements catch all rules for the activate event context, or false otherwise 218 * @see MutableComponentModel#doHandleActivationEventContext() 219 * @since 5.4 220 */ 221 boolean handleActivationEventContext(); 222}