org.modelio.vcore.smkernel.mapi

Interface MMetamodel

public interface MMetamodel

MMetamodel represent the so-called 'runtime metamodel' used by Modelio kernel at run time.

Note the Modelio kernel does not know anything about how to load the metamodel. Practically, MMetamodel is only a repository for known MClass instances.

Since:

Modelio 3.4

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Collection<? extends MMetamodelFragment>	getFragments() Get the registered metamodel fragments.
MClass	getMClass(Class<? extends MObject> interf) Get a meta class by its java interface
MClass	getMClass(String name) Get a meta class by its name or its qualified name .
MExpert	getMExpert() Get the metamodel expert, relying on experts provided by each metamodel fragment.
Collection<? extends MClass>	getRegisteredMClasses() Get all the metamodel classes.

Method Detail

getMClass

MClass getMClass(Class<? extends MObject> interf)

Get a meta class by its java interface

The meta class must be passed as an Java class defining the meta class structure.

Parameters:

interf - a metaclass java interface.

Returns:

the meta class corresponding to the 'interf' Java interface class, null if it cannot be found

getMClass

MClass getMClass(String name)

Get a meta class by its name or its qualified name .

Parameters:

name - the metaclass name.

Returns:

the meta class named 'name', null if it does not exist.

getRegisteredMClasses

Collection<? extends MClass> getRegisteredMClasses()

Get all the metamodel classes.

Returns:

the metamodel classes.

getMExpert

MExpert getMExpert()

Get the metamodel expert, relying on experts provided by each metamodel fragment.

Returns:

the metamodel expert.

getFragments

Collection<? extends MMetamodelFragment> getFragments()

Get the registered metamodel fragments.

The returned list is not modifiable.

Returns:

the metamodel fragments.