Package org.kie.workbench.common.dmn.client.editors.types.persistence

Interface DataTypeRecordEngine

All Superinterfaces:

RecordEngine<DataType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ItemDefinitionRecordEngine

public interface DataTypeRecordEngine
extends RecordEngine<DataType>

A Data Type Record Engine persists a given data type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<DataType>	create(DataType record, DataType reference, CreationType creationType)	Create record by using CreationType strategy.
List<DataType>	destroyWithoutDependentTypes(DataType record)	Destroy record, but keep all references nested to the reference.

Methods inherited from interface org.kie.workbench.common.dmn.client.editors.common.persistence.RecordEngine

create, destroy, isValid, update

Method Detail

create

List<DataType> create(DataType record,
                      DataType reference,
                      CreationType creationType)

Create record by using CreationType strategy. The new record can be created above, below, or even nested to the reference.

Parameters:

record - represents the new DataType

reference - represents the reference DataType used by the 'creationType'

creationType - represents the strategy for creating a new type.

Returns:

a list of all affected records by the create operation.

destroyWithoutDependentTypes

List<DataType> destroyWithoutDependentTypes(DataType record)

Destroy record, but keep all references nested to the reference.

Parameters:

record - represents the destroyed DataType

Returns:

a list of all affected records by the destroy operation.