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package org.springframework.expression;
import org.springframework.core.convert.TypeDescriptor;
/**
* An expression capable of evaluating itself against context objects. Encapsulates the
* details of a previously parsed expression string. Provides a common abstraction for
* expression evaluation independent of any language like OGNL or the Unified EL.
*
* @author Keith Donald
* @author Andy Clement
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface Expression {
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the default standard context.
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
Object getValue() throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression against the specified root object
* @param rootObject the root object against which properties/etc will be resolved
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
Object getValue(Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate the expression in the default context. If the result of the evaluation does not match (and
* cannot be converted to) the expected result type then an exception will be returned.
* @param desiredResultType the class the caller would like the result to be
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
<T> T getValue(Class<T> desiredResultType) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate the expression in the default context against the specified root object. If the
* result of the evaluation does not match (and cannot be converted to) the expected result type
* then an exception will be returned.
* @param rootObject the root object against which properties/etc will be resolved
* @param desiredResultType the class the caller would like the result to be
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
<T> T getValue(Object rootObject, Class<T> desiredResultType) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context and return the result of evaluation.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
Object getValue(EvaluationContext context) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate this expression in the provided context and return the result of evaluation, but use
* the supplied root context as an override for any default root object specified in the context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which properties/etc will be resolved
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
Object getValue(EvaluationContext context, Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate the expression in a specified context which can resolve references to properties, methods, types, etc -
* the type of the evaluation result is expected to be of a particular class and an exception will be thrown if it
* is not and cannot be converted to that type.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param desiredResultType the class the caller would like the result to be
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
<T> T getValue(EvaluationContext context, Class<T> desiredResultType) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Evaluate the expression in a specified context which can resolve references to properties, methods, types, etc -
* the type of the evaluation result is expected to be of a particular class and an exception will be thrown if it
* is not and cannot be converted to that type. The supplied root object overrides any default specified on the
* supplied context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which properties/etc will be resolved
* @param desiredResultType the class the caller would like the result to be
* @return the evaluation result
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
<T> T getValue(EvaluationContext context, Object rootObject, Class<T> desiredResultType) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)}
* method using the default context.
* @return the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
Class<?> getValueType() throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)}
* method using the default context.
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
Class<?> getValueType(Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)}
* method for the given context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @return the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
Class<?> getValueType(EvaluationContext context) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)}
* method for the given context. The supplied root object overrides any specified in the context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
Class<?> getValueType(EvaluationContext context, Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)}
* method using the default context.
* @return a type descriptor for the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
TypeDescriptor getValueTypeDescriptor() throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)}
* method using the default context.
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return a type descriptor for the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
TypeDescriptor getValueTypeDescriptor(Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)}
* method for the given context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @return a type descriptor for the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
TypeDescriptor getValueTypeDescriptor(EvaluationContext context) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the most general type that can be passed to the {@link #setValue(EvaluationContext, Object)} method for
* the given context. The supplied root object overrides any specified in the context.
* @param context the context in which to evaluate the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return a type descriptor for the most general type of value that can be set on this context
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining the type
*/
TypeDescriptor getValueTypeDescriptor(EvaluationContext context, Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Determine if an expression can be written to, i.e. setValue() can be called.
* @param context the context in which the expression should be checked
* @return true if the expression is writable
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining if it is writable
*/
boolean isWritable(EvaluationContext context) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Determine if an expression can be written to, i.e. setValue() can be called.
* The supplied root object overrides any specified in the context.
* @param context the context in which the expression should be checked
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return true if the expression is writable
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining if it is writable
*/
boolean isWritable(EvaluationContext context, Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Determine if an expression can be written to, i.e. setValue() can be called.
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @return true if the expression is writable
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem determining if it is writable
*/
boolean isWritable(Object rootObject) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Set this expression in the provided context to the value provided.
*
* @param context the context in which to set the value of the expression
* @param value the new value
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
void setValue(EvaluationContext context, Object value) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Set this expression in the provided context to the value provided.
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @param value the new value
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
void setValue(Object rootObject, Object value) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Set this expression in the provided context to the value provided.
* The supplied root object overrides any specified in the context.
* @param context the context in which to set the value of the expression
* @param rootObject the root object against which to evaluate the expression
* @param value the new value
* @throws EvaluationException if there is a problem during evaluation
*/
void setValue(EvaluationContext context, Object rootObject, Object value) throws EvaluationException;
/**
* Returns the original string used to create this expression, unmodified.
* @return the original expression string
*/
String getExpressionString();
}