LibraryOperation.java

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package org.eclipse.ocl.pivot.library;

import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNull;
import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
import org.eclipse.ocl.pivot.OperationCallExp;
import org.eclipse.ocl.pivot.evaluation.Evaluator;
import org.eclipse.ocl.pivot.evaluation.Executor;

/**
 */
public interface LibraryOperation extends LibraryFeature
{
	/**
	 * @since 1.1
	 */
	public interface LibraryOperationExtension extends LibraryOperation
	{
		/**
		 * Return the result of evaluating callExp and its arguments upon sourceValue within the environment
		 * provided by evaluator. An invalid return may be indicated by throwing an exception,
		 * returning Java null, or returning OCL invalid.
		 * <p>
		 * This invocation evaluates the arguments as required. Derived implementations may implement short circuit processing
		 * to skip redundant evaluation of later arguments.
		 * <p>
		 * Invocations may bypass dispatch if a derived LibraryOperation such as LibrarySimpleBinaryOperation
		 * makes its internal evaluate signature available for use after a type test and cast.
		 */
		@Nullable Object dispatch(@NonNull Executor executor, @NonNull OperationCallExp callExp, @Nullable Object sourceValue);
	}
	
	/** @deprecated use Executor */
	@Deprecated
	@Nullable Object dispatch(@NonNull Evaluator evaluator, @NonNull OperationCallExp callExp, @Nullable Object sourceValue);
}