com.ibm.xtools.emf.core

Interface IURIHandler

public interface IURIHandler

A URI handler is called to convert a URI from its original form to a form that is required in the current runtime. It is also the responsibility of a URI handler to revert a URI to an older form that is required in an older runtime.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI	convert(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI original, IRMPResource resource) Upgrade the original URI found in a file to the newest version.
org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI	revert(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI newFormatURI, IRMPResource resource) Revert a URI in the newest format to an older format.

Method Detail

convert

org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI convert(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI original,
                                        IRMPResource resource)

Upgrade the original URI found in a file to the newest version.

If the URI is not recognized then the original URI object is returned. This signals to the caller that no change was made to the URI by this handler.

Parameters:

original - The original URI found in a file.

Returns:

A new URI that is equivalent to the original URI but upgraded to the current runtime.

revert

org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI revert(org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI newFormatURI,
                                       IRMPResource resource)

Revert a URI in the newest format to an older format.

If the URI is not recognized then the onewFormatURI object is returned. This signals to the caller that no change was made to the URI by this handler.

Parameters:

newFormatURI - A URI in the newest format.

Returns:

A URI that is equivalent to the new format URI but reverted to an older runtime.