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8 package org.opendaylight.mdsal.binding.model.api.type.builder;
10 import org.opendaylight.mdsal.binding.model.api.MethodSignature;
11 import org.opendaylight.mdsal.binding.model.api.Type;
14 * Method Signature Builder serves solely for building Method Signature and
15 * returning the <code>new</code> instance of Method Signature. <br>
16 * By definition of {@link MethodSignature} the Method in java MUST contain
17 * Name, Return Type and Access Modifier. By default the Access Modifier can be
18 * set to public. The Method Signature builder does not contain method for
19 * addName due to enforce reason that MethodSignatureBuilder SHOULD be
20 * instantiated only once with defined method name. <br>
21 * The methods as {@link #addAnnotation(String, String)} and
22 * {@link #setComment(String)} can be used as optional because not all methods
23 * MUST contain annotation or comment definitions.
25 * @see MethodSignature
27 public interface MethodSignatureBuilder extends TypeMemberBuilder<MethodSignatureBuilder> {
29 * Sets the flag for declaration of method as abstract or non abstract. If the flag {@code isAbstract == true}
30 * the instantiated Method Signature MUST have return value for {@link MethodSignature#isAbstract()} also equals to
33 * @param isAbstract is abstract flag
35 MethodSignatureBuilder setAbstract(boolean isAbstract);
38 * Sets the flag indicating whether this is a {@code default interface} method.
40 * @param isDefault true if this signature is to represent a default method.
41 * @return this builder
43 MethodSignatureBuilder setDefault(boolean isDefault);
46 * Adds Parameter into the List of method parameters. Neither the Name or Type of parameter can be {@code null}.
49 * In case that any of parameters are defined as <code>null</code> the
50 * method SHOULD throw an {@link IllegalArgumentException}
52 * @param type Parameter Type
53 * @param name Parameter Name
55 MethodSignatureBuilder addParameter(Type type, String name);
58 * Returns <code>new</code> <i>immutable</i> instance of Method Signature. <br>
59 * The <code>definingType</code> param cannot be <code>null</code>. Every method in Java MUST be declared and
60 * defined inside the scope of <code>class</code> or <code>interface</code> definition. In case that defining Type
61 * will be passed as <code>null</code> reference the method SHOULD thrown {@link IllegalArgumentException}.
63 * @param definingType Defining Type of Method Signature
64 * @return <code>new</code> <i>immutable</i> instance of Method Signature.
66 MethodSignature toInstance(Type definingType);