uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core
Interface Component

All Superinterfaces:

Classifier, Element, ExtObject, GeneralizableElement, ModelElement, Namespace, javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject, javax.jmi.reflect.RefFeatured, javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

Component_Impl

public interface Component
extends Classifier

A component represents a modular, deployable, and replaceable part of a system that encapsulates implementation and exposes a set of interfaces. A component is typically specified by one or more classifiers that reside on the component. A subset of these classifiers explicitly define the component’s external interfaces. A component conforms to the interfaces that it exposes, where the interfaces represent services provided by elements that reside on the component. A component may be implemented by one or more artifacts, such as binary, executable, or script files. A component may be deployed on a node. Components may be specified in both design models (e.g., using static structure diagrams) and in implementation models (e.g., using implementation diagrams). When they are specified as part of a design model components need not be allocated to nodes, nor do they need to have any associated implementation artifacts. In the metamodel, a Component is a child of Classifier. It does not have its own Features, but instead acts as a container for other Classifiers that have Features. A Component is specified by the Interfaces is exposes and the Classifiers that reside on it. The visibility attribute of the ElementResidence association defines whether a resident element is visible outside the Component: an external Interface of a Component has visibility value 'public'. A Component may be implemented by one or more Artifacts, and may be deployed on a Node.

Method Summary

Collection	getDeploymentLocation() The set of Nodes the Component is residing on.
Collection	getImplementation() The set of Artifacts that implement the Component.
Collection	getResident() (Association class ElementResidence) The set of model elements that specify the component.

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.Classifier

allAssociations, allAttributes, allFeatures, allMethods, allOperations, associations, getAssociation, getFeature, getPowertypeRange, getSpecifiedEnd, getTypedFeature, getTypedParameter, oppositeAssociationEnds

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.GeneralizableElement

getGeneralization, getIsAbstract, getIsLeaf, getIsRoot, getSpecialization, setIsAbstract, setIsLeaf, setIsRoot

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.ModelElement

getAsArgument, getBehavior, getClientDependency, getComment, getConstraint, getContainer, getDefaultElement, getIsSpecification, getName, getNamespace, getPackage, getPresentation, getReferenceTag, getSourceFlow, getStereotype, getSupplierDependency, getTaggedValue, getTargetFlow, getTemplate, getTemplateArgument, getTemplateParameter, getVisibility, setDefaultElement, setIsSpecification, setName, setNamespace, setTemplate, setVisibility

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.emofocl.jmi.reflect.extended.ExtObject

extAddObjectListener, extDeepCopy, extDeepCopy, extEquals, extRemoveObjectListener, extValueHash, extVisit

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject

refClass, refDelete, refImmediateComposite, refIsInstanceOf, refOutermostComposite

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefFeatured

refGetValue, refGetValue, refInvokeOperation, refInvokeOperation, refSetValue, refSetValue

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

equals, hashCode, refImmediatePackage, refMetaObject, refMofId, refOutermostPackage, refVerifyConstraints

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.Namespace

allContents, getAllSurroundingNamespaces, getAllVisibleElements, getContents, getOwnedElement

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.uml.jmi.Foundation.Core.ModelElement

getAsArgument, getBehavior, getClientDependency, getComment, getConstraint, getContainer, getDefaultElement, getIsSpecification, getName, getNamespace, getPackage, getPresentation, getReferenceTag, getSourceFlow, getStereotype, getSupplierDependency, getTaggedValue, getTargetFlow, getTemplate, getTemplateArgument, getTemplateParameter, getVisibility, setDefaultElement, setIsSpecification, setName, setNamespace, setTemplate, setVisibility

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ucl.cs.emofocl.jmi.reflect.extended.ExtObject

extAddObjectListener, extDeepCopy, extDeepCopy, extEquals, extRemoveObjectListener, extValueHash, extVisit

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefObject

refClass, refDelete, refImmediateComposite, refIsInstanceOf, refOutermostComposite

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefFeatured

refGetValue, refGetValue, refInvokeOperation, refInvokeOperation, refSetValue, refSetValue

Methods inherited from interface javax.jmi.reflect.RefBaseObject

equals, hashCode, refImmediatePackage, refMetaObject, refMofId, refOutermostPackage, refVerifyConstraints

Method Detail

getDeploymentLocation

Collection getDeploymentLocation()
                                 throws javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

The set of Nodes the Component is residing on.

Throws:

javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

getResident

Collection getResident()
                       throws javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

(Association class ElementResidence) The set of model elements that specify the component. The visibility attribute shows the external visibility of the element outside the component: an external Interface of a Component has visibility = ‘public’ for its ElementResidence association.

Throws:

javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

getImplementation

Collection getImplementation()
                             throws javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException

The set of Artifacts that implement the Component. For a Component, these Artifacts are generally «executable».

Throws:

javax.jmi.reflect.JmiException