1 /* Copyright (c) 2009 Peter Troshin
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3 * JAva Bioinformatics Analysis Web Services (JABAWS) @version: 1.0
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5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
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6 * Apache License version 2 as published by the Apache Software Foundation
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8 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
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9 * even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the Apache
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10 * License for more details.
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12 * A copy of the license is in apache_license.txt. It is also available here:
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13 * @see: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
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15 * Any republication or derived work distributed in source code form
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16 * must include this copyright and license notice.
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18 package compbio.metadata;
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20 import java.net.URL;
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21 import java.util.List;
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24 * An unmodifiable view for the options and parameters, with one exception - it
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25 * allows to set a value
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32 * Date December 2009
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36 public interface Argument<T> {
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38 URL getFurtherDetails();
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40 String getDefaultValue();
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42 String getDescription();
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48 * @return List of values allowed for an Argument
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50 List<String> getPossibleValues();
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53 * Set default values for the parameter or an option
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55 * @param defaultValue
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56 * the value to be set
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57 * @throws WrongParameterException
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58 * - when the value to be set is illegal. Wrong value for
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59 * numeric parameter is the value defined outside it , for
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60 * string type parameter, wrong value is the one which is not
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61 * listed in possible values list
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62 * @see ValueConstrain
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64 void setValue(String defaultValue) throws WrongParameterException;
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