/interpreter/tags/at2-build270707/src/edu/vub/at/objects/grammar/ATMessageCreation.java
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- /**
- * AmbientTalk/2 Project
- * ATMessageCreation.java created on 26-jul-2006 at 15:08:00
- * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
- * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
- * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
- * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
- * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
- * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
- * conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
- * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
- * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
- * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
- * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
- * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
- package edu.vub.at.objects.grammar;
- import edu.vub.at.objects.ATTable;
- /**
- * The public interface to a first-class message AG element.
- * An ATMessageCreation may represent synchronous, asynchronous or delegation messages.
- * An abstract message at least contains a selector, arguments and annotations (type tags)
- *
- * @author tvcutsem
- */
- public interface ATMessageCreation extends ATExpression {
-
- /**
- * Messages always have a selector, a symbol denoting the field or method that
- * needs to be sought for.
- * Example: <code>`(<-m()).selector == `m</code>
- * @return a symbol denoting the selector
- */
- public ATSymbol base_selector();
-
- /**
- * Messages may optionally have arguments if they represent invocations.
- * Splicing is allowed in the argument list
- * Example: <code>`(<-m(a, @b)).arguments == `[a, @b]</code>
- * @return the arguments passed to the invocation
- */
- public ATTable base_arguments();
-
- /**
- * Messages may optionally have annotations (type tags)
- * @return the annotations of the message
- */
- public ATExpression base_annotations();
- }