org.cytoscape.group
Interface CyGroupFactory

public interface CyGroupFactory

An interface describing a factory used for creating CyGroup objects. This factory will be provided as a service through Spring/OSGi.

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

CyGroup	createGroup(CyNetwork network, boolean register) Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network.
CyGroup	createGroup(CyNetwork network, CyNode node, boolean register) Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network from an existing CyNode.
CyGroup	createGroup(CyNetwork network, CyNode node, List<CyNode> nodes, List<CyEdge> edges, boolean register) Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network from an existing CyNode.
CyGroup	createGroup(CyNetwork network, List<CyNode> nodes, List<CyEdge> edges, boolean register) Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network initially populated with the supplied nodes.

Method Detail

createGroup

CyGroup createGroup(CyNetwork network,
                    boolean register)

Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network.

Parameters:

network - the CyNetwork this group is part of

register - if true, register the CyGroup

Returns:

A new CyGroup as part of the designated network.

createGroup

CyGroup createGroup(CyNetwork network,
                    List<CyNode> nodes,
                    List<CyEdge> edges,
                    boolean register)

Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network initially populated with the supplied nodes.

Parameters:

network - the CyNetwork this group is part of

nodes - the CyNodes that are part of this group.

edges - the CyEdges that are part of this group. If this is null, the edges are determined based on the node connectivity

register - if true, register the CyGroup

Returns:

A new CyGroup as part of the designated network.

createGroup

CyGroup createGroup(CyNetwork network,
                    CyNode node,
                    List<CyNode> nodes,
                    List<CyEdge> edges,
                    boolean register)

Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network from an existing CyNode.

Parameters:

network - the CyNetwork this group is part of

node - the CyNode to convert into a group

nodes - the CyNodes that are part of this group.

edges - the CyEdges that are part of this group. If this is null, the edges are determined based on the node connectivity

register - if true, register the CyGroup

Returns:

A new CyGroup as part of the designated network.

createGroup

CyGroup createGroup(CyNetwork network,
                    CyNode node,
                    boolean register)

Creates a CyGroup object in the referenced network from an existing CyNode. If the CyNode has a network pointer in the same root network as the referenced network, it is used as the group network.

Parameters:

network - the CyNetwork this group is part of

node - the CyNode to convert into a group

register - if true, register the CyGroup

Returns:

A new CyGroup as part of the designated network.