/*
* Copyright 2013 Guidewire Software, Inc.
*/
package gw.lang.reflect.gs;
import gw.lang.reflect.IType;
public interface IExternalSymbolMap {
/**
* Returns the value for the symbol with the given name. Throws a runtime exception if the name does not
* correspond to a valid external symbol.
*
* @param name the name of the symbol
* @return the current value of the symbol
*/
Object getValue(String name);
/**
* Called via bytecode.
* @param name
* @param iArrayDims the expected number of array dimensions of the the symbol's type, useful for
* debugger expr evaluation for dynamically unwrapping type a single elem array (a captured var)
* @return
*/
Object getValue(String name, int iArrayDims);
/**
* Sets the value of the symbol with the given name. Throws a runtime exception if the name does not
* correspond to a valid external symbol.
*
* @param name the name of the symbol
* @param value the new value to give that symbol
*/
void setValue(String name, Object value);
/**
* Invokes the named external function with the given arguments. The name argument should correspond to
* the result of calling getName() on the external function symbol.
*
* @param name the name of the function symbol
* @param args the arguments to the method
* @return the result of the function invocation
*/
Object invoke(String name, Object[] args);
}