org.cytoscape.equations
Interface EquationCompiler

public interface EquationCompiler

Compiler that compiles equations to byte (non-Java) code.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (API Interface): We expect that this interface will be used but not implemented by developers using this interface. As such, we reserve the right to add methods to the interface as part of minor version upgrades. We will not remove methods for any changes other than major version upgrades.

Method Summary

boolean	compile(String equation, Map<String,Class<?>> variableNameToTypeMap) Compiles a string to byte code plus some metadata as encapsulated by the Equation class
Equation	getEquation() If compile() returns true, this returns the result of the compilation.
Equation	getErrorEquation(String equation, Class<?> type, String errorMessage) A factory method that returns an Equation that always fails at runtime.
String	getLastErrorMsg() Returns an error message for an error encountered during a call to compile, if any.
EquationParser	getParser() Returns the parser which can be used for checking the syntax of equations.

Method Detail

compile

boolean compile(String equation,
                Map<String,Class<?>> variableNameToTypeMap)

Compiles a string to byte code plus some metadata as encapsulated by the Equation class

Parameters:

equation - a textual representation of an equation

variableNameToTypeMap - a mapping from variable names occurring in "equation" to their respective types

Returns:

true if the compiler successfully compiles the equation.

getLastErrorMsg

String getLastErrorMsg()

Returns an error message for an error encountered during a call to compile, if any.

Returns:

a human readable error message Please note that it is probably a good idea to only call this method if compile() returned false.

getEquation

Equation getEquation()

If compile() returns true, this returns the result of the compilation.

Returns:

an Equation representing the code compiled from the string passed into compile()

getErrorEquation

Equation getErrorEquation(String equation,
                          Class<?> type,
                          String errorMessage)

A factory method that returns an Equation that always fails at runtime. The reason for why this exists is that the returned error equations can substitute for real equations as dummies.

Parameters:

equation - an arbitrary string that is usually a syntactically invalid equation

type - the return type of the error equation

errorMessage - the runtime error message that the returned equation will produce

Returns:

the error equation

getParser

EquationParser getParser()

Returns the parser which can be used for checking the syntax of equations.

Returns:

the parser used by the compiler