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Eclipse GEF
3.3

org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies
Class GraphicalNodeEditPolicy

java.lang.Object
  extended by

org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies.AbstractEditPolicy
      extended by

org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies.GraphicalEditPolicy
          extended by
org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies.GraphicalNodeEditPolicy
All Implemented Interfaces:
EditPolicy, RequestConstants

public abstract class GraphicalNodeEditPolicy
extends GraphicalEditPolicy

A GraphicalNodeEditPolicy is responsible for creating and reconnecting connections graphically. Created on :Nov 11, 2002

Since:
2.0

Field Summary
protected   Connection connectionFeedback
          The connection feedback displayed during creates
protected   FeedbackHelper feedbackHelper
          the current FeedbackHelper
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.gef. EditPolicy
COMPONENT_ROLE, CONNECTION_BENDPOINTS_ROLE, CONNECTION_ENDPOINTS_ROLE, CONNECTION_ROLE, CONTAINER_ROLE, DIRECT_EDIT_ROLE, GRAPHICAL_NODE_ROLE, LAYOUT_ROLE, NODE_ROLE, PRIMARY_DRAG_ROLE, SELECTION_FEEDBACK_ROLE, TREE_CONTAINER_ROLE
 
Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.gef. RequestConstants
REQ_ADD, REQ_ALIGN, REQ_ALIGN_CHILDREN, REQ_CLONE, REQ_CONNECTION_END, REQ_CONNECTION_START, REQ_CREATE, REQ_CREATE_BENDPOINT, REQ_DELETE, REQ_DELETE_DEPENDANT, REQ_DIRECT_EDIT, REQ_MOVE, REQ_MOVE_BENDPOINT, REQ_MOVE_CHILDREN, REQ_OPEN, REQ_ORPHAN, REQ_ORPHAN_CHILDREN, REQ_RECONNECT_SOURCE, REQ_RECONNECT_TARGET, REQ_RESIZE, REQ_RESIZE_CHILDREN, REQ_SELECTION, REQ_SELECTION_HOVER
 
Constructor Summary
GraphicalNodeEditPolicy ()
           
 
Method Summary
protected   Connection createDummyConnection ( Request req)
          Returns a connection to be used as feeback during creates.
 void deactivate ()
          Does nothing by default.
protected  void eraseCreationFeedback ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Erases connection feedback if necessary.
 void eraseSourceFeedback ( Request request)
          Calls eraseCreationFeedback(CreateConnectionRequest) when appropriate.
protected  void eraseTargetConnectionFeedback ( DropRequest request)
          Override to erase target feedback.
 void eraseTargetFeedback ( Request request)
          Calls eraseTargetConnectionFeedback(DropRequest) when appropriate.
  Command getCommand ( Request request)
          Factors the request into one of four abstract methods.
protected abstract   Command getConnectionCompleteCommand ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Returns the Command that will create the connection.
protected abstract   Command getConnectionCreateCommand ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Returns the Command that represents the first half of creating a connection.
protected   ConnectionRouter getDummyConnectionRouter ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Returns the ConnectionRouter for the creation feedback's connection.
protected   FeedbackHelper getFeedbackHelper ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Returns the FeedbackHelper that is ready to use.
protected abstract   Command getReconnectSourceCommand ( ReconnectRequest request)
          Returns the Command to reconnect a connection's source end to the host.
protected abstract   Command getReconnectTargetCommand ( ReconnectRequest request)
          Returns the Command to reconnect a connection's target end to the host.
protected   ConnectionAnchor getSourceConnectionAnchor ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Called during the display of creation feedback to snap the feedback to the nearest source ConnectionAnchor.
protected   ConnectionAnchor getTargetConnectionAnchor ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Called during the display of creation feedback to snap the feedback to the nearest target ConnectionAnchor.
  EditPart getTargetEditPart ( Request request)
          Returns the host for the appropriate Requests.
protected  void showCreationFeedback ( CreateConnectionRequest request)
          Shows feedback during a creation.
 void showSourceFeedback ( Request request)
          calls showCreationFeedback(CreateConnectionRequest) when appropriate.
protected  void showTargetConnectionFeedback ( DropRequest request)
          Override to show target connection feedback.
 void showTargetFeedback ( Request request)
          Calls showTargetConnectionFeedback(DropRequest) when appropriate.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies. GraphicalEditPolicy
addFeedback, getFeedbackLayer, getHostFigure, getLayer, removeFeedback
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.gef.editpolicies. AbstractEditPolicy
activate, debugFeedback, getHost, setHost, toString, understandsRequest
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

feedbackHelper

protected 
FeedbackHelper feedbackHelper
the current FeedbackHelper


connectionFeedback

protected 
Connection connectionFeedback
The connection feedback displayed during creates

Constructor Detail

GraphicalNodeEditPolicy

public GraphicalNodeEditPolicy()
Method Detail

createDummyConnection

protected 
Connection createDummyConnection(
Request req)
Returns a connection to be used as feeback during creates.

Parameters:
req - the operation being performed
Returns:
a connection to use as feedback

deactivate

public void deactivate()
Description copied from class: AbstractEditPolicy
Does nothing by default.

Specified by:
deactivate in interface EditPolicy
Overrides:
deactivate in class AbstractEditPolicy
See Also:
EditPolicy.deactivate()

eraseCreationFeedback

protected void eraseCreationFeedback(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Erases connection feedback if necessary. Frees unused fields.

Parameters:
request - the CreateConnectionRequest

eraseSourceFeedback

public void eraseSourceFeedback(
Request request)
Calls eraseCreationFeedback(CreateConnectionRequest) when appropriate.

Specified by:
eraseSourceFeedback in interface EditPolicy
Overrides:
eraseSourceFeedback in class AbstractEditPolicy
See Also:
EditPolicy.eraseSourceFeedback(Request)

eraseTargetConnectionFeedback

protected void eraseTargetConnectionFeedback(
DropRequest request)
Override to erase target feedback. Does nothing by default.

Parameters:
request - the DropRequest

eraseTargetFeedback

public void eraseTargetFeedback(
Request request)
Calls eraseTargetConnectionFeedback(DropRequest) when appropriate.

Specified by:
eraseTargetFeedback in interface EditPolicy
Overrides:
eraseTargetFeedback in class AbstractEditPolicy
See Also:
EditPolicy.eraseTargetFeedback(Request)

getCommand

public 
Command getCommand(
Request request)
Factors the request into one of four abstract methods. Subclasses must implement these methods.

Specified by:
getCommand in interface EditPolicy
Overrides:
getCommand in class AbstractEditPolicy
See Also:
EditPolicy.getCommand(Request)

getConnectionCompleteCommand

protected abstract 
Command getConnectionCompleteCommand(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Returns the Command that will create the connection. This is second part of creation. CreateConnectionRequest.getStartCommand() is used here to obtain the contribution from the EditPart from which the User started the creation.

Parameters:
request - the CreateConnectionRequest
Returns:
the complete command to create a connection

getConnectionCreateCommand

protected abstract 
Command getConnectionCreateCommand(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Returns the Command that represents the first half of creating a connection. This Command will be passed to the target node EditPart. The target node may do anything necessary to create a Command that represents the entire creation.

Parameters:
request - the CreateConnectionRequest
Returns:
a Command representing half of a connection creation
See Also:
getConnectionCompleteCommand(CreateConnectionRequest)

getDummyConnectionRouter

protected 
ConnectionRouter getDummyConnectionRouter(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Returns the ConnectionRouter for the creation feedback's connection.

Parameters:
request - the create request
Returns:
a connection router
Since:
3.2

getFeedbackHelper

protected 
FeedbackHelper getFeedbackHelper(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Returns the FeedbackHelper that is ready to use. The feedback helper must be configured with the connection that will be used to display feedback, and that connection must be added to the appropriate layer in the diagram.

Parameters:
request - the CreateConnectionRequest
Returns:
a FeedbackHelper

getReconnectTargetCommand

protected abstract 
Command getReconnectTargetCommand(
ReconnectRequest request)
Returns the Command to reconnect a connection's target end to the host.

Parameters:
request - the ReconnectRequest
Returns:
a Command

getReconnectSourceCommand

protected abstract 
Command getReconnectSourceCommand(
ReconnectRequest request)
Returns the Command to reconnect a connection's source end to the host.

Parameters:
request - the ReconnectRequest
Returns:
a Command

getSourceConnectionAnchor

protected 
ConnectionAnchor getSourceConnectionAnchor(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Called during the display of creation feedback to snap the feedback to the nearest source ConnectionAnchor.

Parameters:
request - CreateConnectionRequest
Returns:
null or the nearest source ConnectionAnchor

getTargetConnectionAnchor

protected 
ConnectionAnchor getTargetConnectionAnchor(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Called during the display of creation feedback to snap the feedback to the nearest target ConnectionAnchor.

Parameters:
request - CreateConnectionRequest
Returns:
null or the nearest target ConnectionAnchor

getTargetEditPart

public 
EditPart getTargetEditPart(
Request request)
Returns the host for the appropriate Requests. Returns null otherwise.

Specified by:
getTargetEditPart in interface EditPolicy
Overrides:
getTargetEditPart in class AbstractEditPolicy
See Also:
EditPolicy.getTargetEditPart(Request)

showCreationFeedback

protected void showCreationFeedback(
CreateConnectionRequest request)
Shows feedback during a creation.

Parameters:
request - CreateConnectionRequest

showSourceFeedback

public void showSourceFeedback(
Request request)
calls showCreationFeedback(CreateConnectionRequest) when appropriate.

Specified by:
showSourceFeedback in interface EditPolicy
Overrides:
showSourceFeedback in class AbstractEditPolicy
See Also:
EditPolicy.showSourceFeedback(Request)

showTargetConnectionFeedback

protected void showTargetConnectionFeedback(
DropRequest request)
Override to show target connection feedback. Does nothing by default.

Parameters:
request - the DropRequest

showTargetFeedback

public void showTargetFeedback(
Request request)
Calls showTargetConnectionFeedback(DropRequest) when appropriate.

Specified by:
showTargetFeedback in interface EditPolicy
Overrides:
showTargetFeedback in class AbstractEditPolicy
See Also:
EditPolicy.showTargetFeedback(Request)

Eclipse GEF
3.3

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