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Class Foundation.TMWFoundation

java.lang.Object
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   +----Foundation.TMWFoundation

public class TMWFoundation

extends Object

See Also:

UniversalArtist, TMWCategory, TMWSpecification, TMWInstance, TMWNetwork, TMWTypes

ProjectSet

TMWFoundation()

Add(Integer, String, String)

Adds a single value to a list of values.

AddInheritanceMessage(Integer, TMWMessage)

Add a TMWMessage to the inheritance interface of an object.

AddInheritanceVariable(Integer, TMWStateVariable)

Add a TMWStateVariable to the inheritance variables of an object.

AddInternalHandler(Integer, TMWMessageHandler)

Add a TMWMessageHandler to respond to a message.

AddInternalMessage(Integer, TMWMessage)

Add a TMWMessage to the internal interface of an object.

AddInternalVariable(Integer, TMWStateVariable)

Add a TMWStateVariable to the internal variables of an object.

AddList(Integer, String, Vector)

Adds a lisg of values to a list of values.

AddOperationalMessage(Integer, TMWMessage)

Adds a TMWMessage to the operational interface of an object.

Assign(Integer, String, String)

Assigns the value of a single value variable.

AssignList(Integer, String, Vector)

Assigns the values of a multiple value variable.

ConvertObject(Integer, Integer)

Attempt to convert an object instance between classes.

DeleteInstance(Integer)

Delete this instance.

GetBases(Integer)

Gets the immediate inheritance objects.

GetClass(Integer)

Retrieve the name of the class given the Id.

GetClasses()

Retrieve a listing of available classes.

GetInheritanceMessages(Integer)

Gets the list of inheritance messages that the object responds to.

GetInheritanceVariables(Integer)

Gets the list of variables that the object inherits.

GetInstance(String, String)

Retrieve the Foundation instance.

GetInstances(Integer)

Get a list of instances from a Foundation Level object.

GetInternalHandlers(Integer)

Get the internal handlers that respond to messages.

GetInternalMessages(Integer)

Gets the internal messages of an object.

GetInternalVariables(Integer)

Get the internal variables of an object.

GetName(Integer)

Gets the name of the object.

GetObject(String)

Retrieve the object id from the name

GetOperationalMessages(Integer)

Gets the list of operational messages that object responds to.

GetState(Integer, String)

Unformatted Retrieve call for debugging.

GetStateList(Integer, String)

Unformatted RetrieveList call for debugging.

InClass(Integer, String)

Checks to see if an object is in a certain class.

Inherited_Send(Integer, String, String, Vector)

Invokes an inherited message after being resolved at the System level.

InitializedInstance(Integer, Vector, Vector)

Creates an initialized instance from a Foundation Level object.

LoadObjects()

Loads a project set into a Hashtable from disk.

NewInstance(Integer, Vector, Vector)

Creates an instance from a Foundation Level object.

NewObject(Integer)

Creates a new Foundation Level object.

NewObject(Integer, Vector)

Creates a new Foundation Level object.

NewObject(Integer, Vector, Vector)

Creates a new Foundation Level object.

ObjectLock(Integer)

Lock an object from being changed.

ObjectLock(Integer, Integer)

Lock an object with a priority level.

ObjectUnlock(Integer)

Unlock an object.

ObjectUnlock(Integer, Integer)

Unlock a specific priority of an object.

ParallelInheritedSend(Vector, Vector, Vector)

Threaded InheritedSend call.

ParallelSend(Vector, Vector, Vector)

Threaded Send call.

Remove(Integer, String, String)

Removes a value from a multiple value variable.

RemoveInheritanceMessage(Integer, String)

Remove a TMWMessage to the inheritance interface of an object.

RemoveInheritanceVariable(Integer, String)

Remove a TMWStateVariable from the inheritance variables of an object.

RemoveInternalHandler(Integer, String)

Remove a TMWMessageHandler from responding to a message.

RemoveInternalMessage(Integer, String)

Remove a TMWMessage to the internal interface of an object.

RemoveInternalVariable(Integer, String)

Remove a TMWStateVariable from the internal variables of an object.

RemoveList(Integer, String, Vector)

Removes a list of values from a multiple value variable.

RemoveOperationalMessage(Integer, String)

Removes a TMWMessage from the operational interface of an object.

Retrieve(Integer, String)

Retrieves the value of a single value variable.

RetrieveList(Integer, String)

Retrieves the value of a multiple value variable.

Send(Integer, String, Vector)

Sends a message to an object

SetClassName(Integer, String)

Sets the class name of an object.

SetName(Integer, String)

Sets the name of an object.

SetProject(String)

Sets access environment variables and loads objects.

StateVarLock(Integer, String)

Lock a variable within an object.

StateVarUnlock(Integer, String)

Unlock a variable within an object.

confirmChanges(Integer)

Explicit persistence call; will save all changes to an object.

  public static Integer ProjectSet

  public TMWFoundation()

  public static void confirmChanges(Integer Obj)

Explicit persistence call; will save all changes to an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id

  public static void LoadObjects()

Loads a project set into a Hashtable from disk.

  public static void SetProject(String Project)

Sets access environment variables and loads objects.

Parameters:

Project - is the complete pathname to the project repository

  public static Vector Send(Integer Obj,
                            String MessageName,
                            Vector MessageArguments)

Sends a message to an object

Parameters:

Obj - is the target object id.

MessageName - is the name of the message.

MessageArguments - is the list of arguments.

Returns:

s one or more return values.

  public static Vector Inherited_Send(Integer Obj,
                                      String FromClass,
                                      String MessageName,
                                      Vector MessageArguments)

Invokes an inherited message after being resolved at the System level.

Parameters:

Obj - is the target object id.

FromClass - is the object in the inheritance hierarchy.

MessageName - is the name of the message.

MessageArguments - is the list of arguments.

Returns:

s one or more return values.

  public static Integer GetObject(String ClassName)

Retrieve the object id from the name

Parameters:

ClassName - is the String version of the class name.

Returns:

s the object id

  public static Integer GetInstance(String ObjectName,
                                    String ClassName)

Retrieve the Foundation instance.

Parameters:

ObjectName - is the name of the instance.

ClassName - is the name of the class it was instantiated from.

Returns:

s the instance id

  public static String GetClass(Integer Obj)

Retrieve the name of the class given the Id.

Parameters:

Obj - is the class id.

Returns:

s the class name.

  public static Vector GetClasses()

Retrieve a listing of available classes.

Returns:

s a list of class names.

  public static boolean InClass(Integer Obj,
                                String ClassName)

Checks to see if an object is in a certain class.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

ClassName - is the name of class to check.

Returns:

s true or false based on inclusion.

  public static void SetName(Integer Obj,
                             String Name)

Sets the name of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id

Name - is the name of the object.

  public static void SetClassName(Integer Obj,
                                  String Name)

Sets the class name of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Name - is the class name.

  public static void AddOperationalMessage(Integer Obj,
                                           TMWMessage Msg)

Adds a TMWMessage to the operational interface of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Msg - is a TMWMessage describing the structure of the message.

  public static void RemoveOperationalMessage(Integer Obj,
                                              String MsgName)

Removes a TMWMessage from the operational interface of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

MsgName - is the name of the message to remove.

  public static void AddInheritanceMessage(Integer Obj,
                                           TMWMessage Msg)

Add a TMWMessage to the inheritance interface of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Msg - is a TMWMessage describing the structure of the message.

  public static void RemoveInheritanceMessage(Integer Obj,
                                              String MsgName)

Remove a TMWMessage to the inheritance interface of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

MsgName - is the name of the message to remove.

  public static void AddInheritanceVariable(Integer Obj,
                                            TMWStateVariable Var)

Add a TMWStateVariable to the inheritance variables of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is a TMWStateVariable describing the structure of the variable.

  public static void RemoveInheritanceVariable(Integer Obj,
                                               String VarName)

Remove a TMWStateVariable from the inheritance variables of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

VarName - is the name of the variable to remove.

  public static void AddInternalMessage(Integer Obj,
                                        TMWMessage Msg)

Add a TMWMessage to the internal interface of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Msg - is a TMWMessage describing the structure of the message.

  public static void RemoveInternalMessage(Integer Obj,
                                           String MsgName)

Remove a TMWMessage to the internal interface of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

MsgName - is the name of the message to remove.

  public static void AddInternalVariable(Integer Obj,
                                         TMWStateVariable Var)

Add a TMWStateVariable to the internal variables of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is a TMWStateVariable describing the structure of the variable.

  public static void RemoveInternalVariable(Integer Obj,
                                            String VarName)

Remove a TMWStateVariable from the internal variables of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

VarName - is the name of the variable to remove.

  public static void AddInternalHandler(Integer Obj,
                                        TMWMessageHandler Handler)

Add a TMWMessageHandler to respond to a message.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Handler - is a TMWMessageHandler describing how to respond.

  public static void RemoveInternalHandler(Integer Obj,
                                           String HandlerName)

Remove a TMWMessageHandler from responding to a message.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

HandlerName - is the name of the handler to remove.

  public static String GetName(Integer Obj)

Gets the name of the object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the name of the object.

  public static Vector GetBases(Integer Obj)

Gets the immediate inheritance objects.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s a list of immediate parents to the object.

  public static Hashtable GetOperationalMessages(Integer Obj)

Gets the list of operational messages that object responds to.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s a list of operational TMWMessage's.

  public static Hashtable GetInheritanceMessages(Integer Obj)

Gets the list of inheritance messages that the object responds to.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s a list of TMWMessage's in its inheritance interface.

  public static Hashtable GetInheritanceVariables(Integer Obj)

Gets the list of variables that the object inherits.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the list of TMWStateVariable's in its inheritance list.

  public static Hashtable GetInternalMessages(Integer Obj)

Gets the internal messages of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the list of TMWMessage's that is visible internally.

  public static Hashtable GetInternalVariables(Integer Obj)

Get the internal variables of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the list of TMWStateVariable's that is visible internally.

  public static Hashtable GetInternalHandlers(Integer Obj)

Get the internal handlers that respond to messages.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the list of TMWMessageHandler's that are available.

  public static Integer NewInstance(Integer Obj,
                                    Vector Parameters,
                                    Vector Values)

Creates an instance from a Foundation Level object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Parameters - are the parameters needed to create the instance.

are - the default values for each of the parameters.

Returns:

s an object id based on the parent class.

  public static Integer InitializedInstance(Integer Obj,
                                            Vector Parameters,
                                            Vector Values)

Creates an initialized instance from a Foundation Level object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Parameters - are the parameters needed to create the instance.

are - the initial values for each of the parameters.

Returns:

s an object id based on the parent class.

  public static void DeleteInstance(Integer Obj)

Delete this instance.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

  public static Vector GetInstances(Integer Obj)

Get a list of instances from a Foundation Level object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the list of associated instances.

  public static Integer NewObject(Integer Parent)

Creates a new Foundation Level object.

Parameters:

Parent - is the object id.

Returns:

s a new unnamed object.

  public static Integer NewObject(Integer Parent,
                                  Vector Vars)

Creates a new Foundation Level object.

Parameters:

Parent - is the object id.

Vars - are the initial variables.

Returns:

s a new unnamed object with associated variables.

  public static Integer NewObject(Integer Parent,
                                  Vector Vars,
                                  Vector Vals)

Creates a new Foundation Level object.

Parameters:

Parent - is the object id.

Vars - are the initial variables.

Vals - are the initial values.

Returns:

s a new unnamed object with associated variables assigned values.

  public static boolean ConvertObject(Integer Inst,
                                      Integer ToClass)

Attempt to convert an object instance between classes.

Parameters:

Inst - is the object id.

ToClass - is the target parent class.

Returns:

s true if was able to complete without losing information.

  public static Integer ObjectLock(Integer Obj)

Lock an object from being changed.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the priority of the lock.

  public static Integer ObjectLock(Integer Obj,
                                   Integer Level)

Lock an object with a priority level.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Level - is the priority of the lock.

Returns:

s the priority of the lock.

  public static Integer ObjectUnlock(Integer Obj)

Unlock an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Returns:

s the resulting priority.

  public static Integer ObjectUnlock(Integer Obj,
                                     Integer Level)

Unlock a specific priority of an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Level - is the priority to unlock.

Returns:

s the resulting priority.

  public static Integer StateVarLock(Integer Obj,
                                     String Var)

Lock a variable within an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the variable to lock.

Returns:

s the priority of the lock.

  public static Integer StateVarUnlock(Integer Obj,
                                       String Var)

Unlock a variable within an object.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the variable to unlock.

Returns:

s the resulting priority.

  public static Vector ParallelSend(Vector Objs,
                                    Vector Names,
                                    Vector Args)

Threaded Send call.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Names - are the names of the events.

Args - are the arguements of the events.

Returns:

s the results of each call.

  public static Vector ParallelInheritedSend(Vector Objs,
                                             Vector Names,
                                             Vector Args)

Threaded InheritedSend call.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Names - are the names of the events.

Args - are the arguements of the events.

Returns:

s the results of each call.

  public static String GetState(Integer Obj,
                                String Var)

Unformatted Retrieve call for debugging.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the variable to retrieve the state from.

Returns:

s same as Retrieve for now.

  public static Vector GetStateList(Integer Obj,
                                    String Var)

Unformatted RetrieveList call for debugging.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the variable to retrieve the state from.

Returns:

s same as RetrieveList for now.

  public static String Retrieve(Integer Obj,
                                String Var)

Retrieves the value of a single value variable.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Returns:

s a single value of the variable.

  public static Vector RetrieveList(Integer Obj,
                                    String Var)

Retrieves the value of a multiple value variable.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Returns:

s all values of the variable.

  public static void Assign(Integer Obj,
                            String Var,
                            String Val)

Assigns the value of a single value variable.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Val - is the value of the variable.

  public static void AssignList(Integer Obj,
                                String Var,
                                Vector Vals)

Assigns the values of a multiple value variable.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Vals - is the values of the variable.

  public static void Add(Integer Obj,
                         String Var,
                         String Val)

Adds a single value to a list of values.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Val - is the value to add.

  public static void AddList(Integer Obj,
                             String Var,
                             Vector Vals)

Adds a lisg of values to a list of values.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Val - is the list of values to add.

  public static void Remove(Integer Obj,
                            String Var,
                            String Val)

Removes a value from a multiple value variable.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Val - is the value to remove.

  public static void RemoveList(Integer Obj,
                                String Var,
                                Vector Vals)

Removes a list of values from a multiple value variable.

Parameters:

Obj - is the object id.

Var - is the name of the variable.

Val - is the list of values to remove.

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