constraint.java

编辑视频文件

/*
 * File:     Constraint.java
 * Project:  MPI Linguistic Application
 * Date:     02 May 2007
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2001-2007  Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */

package mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.type;

import mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clom.Annotation;
import mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clom.Tier;

import mpi.eudico.server.corpora.clomimpl.abstr.RefAnnotation;

import java.util.Vector;


/**
 * DOCUMENT ME!
 * $Id: Constraint.java,v 1.2 2006/02/20 16:22:31 hasloe Exp $
 * @author $Author: hasloe $
 * @version $Revision: 1.2 $
 */
public interface Constraint {
    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final int TIME_SUBDIVISION = 0;

    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final int INCLUDED_IN = 1;

    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final int NO_GAP_WITHIN_PARENT = 2;

    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final int SYMBOLIC_SUBDIVISION = 3;

    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final int SYMBOLIC_ASSOCIATION = 4;

    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final int MULTIPLE_REFS = 5;

    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final String[] stereoTypes = {
        "Time Subdivision", "Included In", "No Gap Within Parent",
        "Symbolic Subdivision", "Symbolic Association", "Multiple References"
    };

    /** Holds value of property DOCUMENT ME! */
    public static final String[] publicStereoTypes = {
        "Time Subdivision", "Included In", "Symbolic Subdivision",
        "Symbolic Association"
    };

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @param segment DOCUMENT ME!
     * @param forTier DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public void forceTimes(long[] segment, Tier forTier);

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @param theAnnot DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public long getBeginTimeForRefAnnotation(RefAnnotation theAnnot);

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @param theAnnot DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public long getEndTimeForRefAnnotation(RefAnnotation theAnnot);

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @param begin DOCUMENT ME!
     * @param end DOCUMENT ME!
     * @param forTier DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public Vector getTimeSlotsForNewAnnotation(long begin, long end,
        Tier forTier);

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @param theTier DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public void enforceOnWholeTier(Tier theTier);

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public boolean supportsInsertion();

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @param beforeAnn DOCUMENT ME!
     * @param theTier DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public Annotation insertBefore(Annotation beforeAnn, Tier theTier);

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @param afterAnn DOCUMENT ME!
     * @param theTier DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public Annotation insertAfter(Annotation afterAnn, Tier theTier);

    /**
     * Detaches annotation theAnn from tier theTier making sure that remaining
     * annotations on tier still meet the Constraint. Assumes that all
     * references and ParentAnnotationListener registrations are already
     * cleaned up.
     */
    public void detachAnnotation(Annotation theAnn, Tier theTier);

    /**
     * DOCUMENT ME!
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public int getStereoType();

    // constraints are nested
    public void addConstraint(Constraint theConstraint);
}