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| |
| package org.apache.samoa.moa.options; |
| |
| import org.apache.samoa.moa.MOAObject; |
| import org.apache.samoa.moa.core.ObjectRepository; |
| import org.apache.samoa.moa.tasks.TaskMonitor; |
| |
| import com.github.javacliparser.Configurable; |
| import com.github.javacliparser.Options; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface representing an object that handles options or parameters. |
| * |
| * @author Richard Kirkby (rkirkby@cs.waikato.ac.nz) |
| * @version $Revision: 7 $ |
| */ |
| public interface OptionHandler extends MOAObject, Configurable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets the purpose of this object |
| * |
| * @return the string with the purpose of this object |
| */ |
| public String getPurposeString(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets the options of this object |
| * |
| * @return the options of this object |
| */ |
| public Options getOptions(); |
| |
| /** |
| * This method prepares this object for use. |
| * |
| */ |
| public void prepareForUse(); |
| |
| /** |
| * This method prepares this object for use. |
| * |
| * @param monitor |
| * the TaskMonitor to use |
| * @param repository |
| * the ObjectRepository to use |
| */ |
| public void prepareForUse(TaskMonitor monitor, ObjectRepository repository); |
| |
| /** |
| * This method produces a copy of this object. |
| * |
| * @return a copy of this object |
| */ |
| @Override |
| public OptionHandler copy(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Gets the Command Line Interface text to create the object |
| * |
| * @return the Command Line Interface text to create the object |
| */ |
| public String getCLICreationString(Class<?> expectedType); |
| } |