Block.java

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package fr.ina.research.amalia.model;

import fr.ina.research.amalia.AmaliaException;
import fr.ina.research.rex.commons.tc.RexTimeCode;

/**
 * Any data block that has localisations.
 * 
 * @author Nicolas HERVE - nherve@ina.fr
 */
public abstract class Block {
	public abstract LocalisationBlock addLocalisationBlock(LocalisationBlock l);

	public LocalisationBlock addLocalisationBlock(RexTimeCode tc) throws AmaliaException {
		return addLocalisationBlock(MetadataFactory.createLocalisationBlock(tc));
	}

	public LocalisationBlock addLocalisationBlock(RexTimeCode tcin, RexTimeCode tcout) throws AmaliaException {
		return addLocalisationBlock(MetadataFactory.createLocalisationBlock(tcin, tcout));
	}

	public LocalisationBlock addLocalisationBlock(String tc) throws AmaliaException {
		return addLocalisationBlock(MetadataFactory.createLocalisationBlock(tc));
	}

	public LocalisationBlock addLocalisationBlock(String tcin, String tcout) throws AmaliaException {
		return addLocalisationBlock(MetadataFactory.createLocalisationBlock(tcin, tcout));
	}
	
	public abstract DataBlock getDataBlock() throws AmaliaException;

	public abstract int getTcLevel();
}