TypeReferenceLocation.java

package org.jboss.windup.ast.java.data;

/**
 * Designates a location where a given {@link org.jboss.windup.ast.java.data.ClassReference} was found in a Java source file.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:lincolnbaxter@gmail.com">Lincoln Baxter, III</a>
 */
public enum TypeReferenceLocation
{
    /**
     * A Java class imports the type.
     */
    IMPORT("Import of"),

    /**
     * A Java class declares the type.
     */
    TYPE("Declares type"),

    /**
     * A Java class declares the enumeration.
     */
    ENUM_CONSTANT("Declares enumeration constant"),

    /**
     * A Java class declares the referenced method.
     */
    METHOD("Declares method"),

    /**
     * A Java class inherits the specified type; works transitively.
     */
    INHERITANCE("Inherits type"),

    /**
     * A Java class constructs the specified type.
     */
    CONSTRUCTOR_CALL("Constructing type"),

    /**
     * A Java class calls the specified method; works transitively for interfaces.
     * That means, if there's a rule with an interface FQCN and it has 
     * <code><location>METHOD_CALL</location></code>,
     * a call of a method on types implementing or exntending that interface will fire the rule.
     */
    METHOD_CALL("Calls method"),

    /**
     * A Java class declares the referenced method parameter.
     */
    METHOD_PARAMETER("Method parameter"),

    /**
     * A Java class references the annotation.
     */
    ANNOTATION("References annotation"),

    /**
     * A Java class returns the specified type.
     */
    RETURN_TYPE("Returns type"),

    /**
     * A Java class of the specified type is used in an <code>instanceof</code> statement.
     */
    INSTANCE_OF("Instance of type"),

    /**
     * A Java class declares that it may throw the specified type.
     */
    THROWS_METHOD_DECLARATION("Throws"),

    /**
     * A method in the Java class throws the an instance of the specified type.
     */
    THROW_STATEMENT("Throw"),

    /**
     * A Java class method catches the specified type.
     */
    CATCH_EXCEPTION_STATEMENT("Catches exception"),

    /**
     * A Java class declares a field of the specified type.
     */
    FIELD_DECLARATION("Declares field"),

    /**
     * A Java class declares a variable of the specified type.
     */
    VARIABLE_DECLARATION("Declares variable"),

    /**
     * A Java class implements the specified type; works transitively.
     */
    IMPLEMENTS_TYPE("Implements type"),

    /**
     * A variable initalization expression value. For example, this would resolve to "mypackage.MyConstants.FOO" for the following field declaration:
     *
     * <pre>
     * int foo = mypackage.MyConstants.FOO;
     * </pre>
     */
    VARIABLE_INITIALIZER("Variable Initializer"),

    /**
     * This is only relevant for JSP sources and represents the import of a taglib into the JSP source file.
     */
    TAGLIB_IMPORT("Taglib Import");

    private final String readablePrefix;

    private TypeReferenceLocation(String readablePrefix)
    {
        this.readablePrefix = readablePrefix;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the enumeration as a human readable value.
     */
    public String toReadablePrefix()
    {
        return this.readablePrefix;
    }
}