source: trunk/autoquest-core-tasktrees/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/autoquest/tasktrees/temporalrelation/RuleUtils.java @ 1285

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package de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.temporalrelation;

import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc.ITask;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc.ITaskBuilder;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc.ITaskInstance;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc.ITaskInstanceList;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.tasktrees.treeifc.ITaskFactory;

/**
 * <p>
 * provides some convenience methods for rule application
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Patrick Harms
 */
class RuleUtils {
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * counter for generating unique ids. Starts at 0 for each new program start
     * </p>
     */
    private static int idCounter = 0;

    /**
     * <p>
     * generates a sub sequence for a specified range of elements in the provided task instances
     * list.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param parent      the list of which the range shall be extracted
     * @param startIndex  the start index of the range
     * @param endIndex    the end index of the range (inclusive)
     * @param model       the task model (required for instantiating the sub sequence)
     * @param taskFactory the task factory used for instantiating the sub sequence
     * @param taskBuilder the task builder to perform changes in the task structure
     * 
     * @return a task instance representing the requested sub sequence
     */
    static ITaskInstance getSubSequenceInRange(ITaskInstanceList parent,
                                               int               startIndex,
                                               int               endIndex,
                                               ITask             model,
                                               ITaskFactory      taskFactory,
                                               ITaskBuilder      taskBuilder)
    {
        ITaskInstance subsequence = taskFactory.createNewTaskInstance(model);

        for (int i = startIndex; i <= endIndex; i++) {
            taskBuilder.addChild(subsequence, parent.get(i));
        }

        return subsequence;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * replaces a sub sequence for a specified range of elements in the provided task instances
     * list by a sub task instance
     * </p>
     *
     * @param parent      the list of which the range shall be replaced
     * @param startIndex  the start index of the range
     * @param endIndex    the end index of the range (inclusive)
     * @param model       the task model (required for instantiating the sub sequence)
     * @param taskFactory the task factory used for instantiating the sub sequence
     * @param taskBuilder the task builder to perform changes in the task structure
     * 
     * @return the replacement for the range
     */
    static ITaskInstance createNewSubSequenceInRange(ITaskInstanceList parent,
                                                     int               startIndex,
                                                     int               endIndex,
                                                     ITask             model,
                                                     ITaskFactory      taskFactory,
                                                     ITaskBuilder      taskBuilder)
    {
        ITaskInstance subsequence = taskFactory.createNewTaskInstance(model);

        for (int i = startIndex; i <= endIndex; i++) {
            taskBuilder.addChild(subsequence, parent.get(startIndex));
            taskBuilder.removeTaskInstance(parent, startIndex);
        }


        taskBuilder.addTaskInstance(parent, startIndex, subsequence);

        return subsequence;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * returns the next available id (uses the id counter)
     * </p>
     * 
     * @return the next available id
     */
    static synchronized String getNewId() {
        return Integer.toString(idCounter++);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * prevent instantiation
     * </p>
     */
    private RuleUtils() {
        // prevent instantiation
    }

}