/*
* Copyright (C) 2009 JavaRosa
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
* use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
* the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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*/
package org.openrosa.client.jr.core.model.condition;
import java.util.Vector;
public interface IFunctionHandler {
/**
* @return The name of function being handled
*/
String getName();
/**
* @return Vector of allowed prototypes for this function. Each prototype is
* an array of Class, corresponding to the types of the expected
* arguments. The first matching prototype is used.
*/
Vector getPrototypes();
/**
* @return true if this handler should be fed the raw argument list if no
* prototype matches it
*/
boolean rawArgs();
/**
* @return true if the result of this handler depends on some dynamic data
* source, and the expression cannot be pre-computed before the
* question is reached (un-supported)
*
*/
boolean realTime();
/**
* Evaluate the function
*/
Object eval(Object[] args);
}