2.1/dev/core/src/com/google/gwt/core/ext/soyc/Member.java

/*
 * Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 * 
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package com.google.gwt.core.ext.soyc;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * The Member type hierarchy represents structural or logical structures in the
 * compiled output. Members don't have a getRange() function because the bytes
 * derived from the member are likely disjoint.
 */
public interface Member extends Serializable {

  /**
   * Compares Members based solely on source name. This comparator is faster
   * than {@link #TYPE_AND_SOURCE_NAME_COMPARATOR}, but is only appropriate for
   * use with homogeneous collections of Members.
   */
  Comparator<Member> SOURCE_NAME_COMPARATOR = new SourceNameComparator();

  /**
   * Compares Members based on type and source name.
   */
  Comparator<Member> TYPE_AND_SOURCE_NAME_COMPARATOR = new TypeAndSourceNameComparator();

  /**
   * Returns the (possibly obfuscated) identifier used in the output.
   */
  String getJsName();

  /**
   * Returns a description of where the source for the Member originated.
   * Usually, but not always, a URL.
   */
  String getSourceLocation();

  /**
   * Returns the name of the Member in the original source code.
   */
  String getSourceName();

  /**
   * Returns the Member if it is a ClassMember or <code>null</code>.
   */
  ClassMember isClass();

  /**
   * Returns the Member if it is a FieldMember or <code>null</code>.
   */
  FieldMember isField();

  /**
   * Returns the Member if it is a FunctionMember or <code>null</code>.
   */
  FunctionMember isFunction();

  /**
   * Returns the Member if it is a MethodMember or <code>null</code>.
   */
  MethodMember isMethod();
}