/interpreter/tags/at2dist030708/src/edu/vub/at/objects/ATBoolean.java

  1/**
  2 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
  3 * ATBoolean.java created on Jul 26, 2006 at 9:53:31 PM
  4 * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
  5 * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
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 28package edu.vub.at.objects;
 29
 30import edu.vub.at.exceptions.InterpreterException;
 31
 32/**
 33 * The ATBoolean represents the public interface of a boolean object.
 34 * 
 35 * @author smostinc
 36 * @author tvcutsem
 37 */
 38public interface ATBoolean extends ATObject {
 39
 40	/**
 41	 * Returns an ATObject representing the result of evaluating the code to execute
 42	 * if the boolean condition is true. Returns nil if the boolean expression is false.
 43	 * <p>
 44	 * Usage:
 45	 * <code>booleanCondition.ifTrue: { code }</code>
 46	 *  
 47	 * @param consequent a closure containing the code to execute if the boolean is true.
 48	 * @return the result of evaluating the closure or nil.
 49	 * @throws InterpreterException if raised in the evaluation of the closure. 
 50	 */
 51	public ATObject base_ifTrue_(ATClosure consequent) throws InterpreterException;
 52	
 53	/**
 54	 * Returns an {@link ATObject} representing the result of evaluating the code to execute
 55	 * if the boolean condition is false. Returns nil if the boolean expression is true.
 56	 * <p>
 57	 * Usage:
 58	 * <code>booleanCondition.ifFalse: { code } </code>
 59	 *  
 60	 * @param alternative a closure containing the code to execute if the boolean is false.
 61	 * @return the result of evaluating the closure or nil.
 62	 * @throws InterpreterException if raised in the evaluation of the closure. 
 63	 */
 64	public ATObject base_ifFalse_(ATClosure alternative) throws InterpreterException;
 65	
 66	/**
 67	 * Returns an {@link ATObject} representing the result of evaluating either the code to execute
 68	 * if the boolean condition is false or the one to execute if the boolean condition is true.
 69	 * <p>
 70	 * Usage:
 71	 * <code>booleanCondition.ifTrue: { consequent } ifFalse: { alternative } </code>
 72	 *  
 73	 * @param consequent a closure containing the code to execute if the boolean is true.
 74	 * @param alternative a closure containing the code to execute if the boolean is false.
 75	 * @return the result of the consequent or alternative closure. 
 76	 * @throws InterpreterException if raised in the evaluation of the consequent or alternative closure. 
 77	 */	
 78	public ATObject base_ifTrue_ifFalse_(ATClosure consequent, ATClosure alternative) throws InterpreterException;
 79	
 80	/**
 81	 * Returns false if the receiver is false or the result of the evaluation of the other
 82	 * boolean expression passed as argument if the receiver is true.
 83	 * <p>
 84	 * Usage: <code>boolean.and: { other }</code>
 85	 *  
 86	 * @param other a closure whose evaluation returns a boolean.
 87	 * @return false or the result of evaluating the other boolean. 
 88	 * @throws InterpreterException if raised in the evaluation of the other boolean. 
 89	 */
 90	public ATBoolean base_and_(ATClosure other) throws InterpreterException;
 91	
 92	/**
 93	 * Auxiliary function:
 94	 * <code>
 95	 * def boolean.and: b1 and: b2 {
 96	 *   (boolean.and: b1).and: b2
 97	 * }
 98	 * </code>
 99	 */
100	public ATBoolean base_and_and_(ATClosure b1, ATClosure b2) throws InterpreterException;
101	
102	/**
103	 * Returns true if the receiver is true or the result of the evaluation of the other
104	 * boolean expression passed as argument if the receiver is false.
105	 * <p>
106	 * Usage: <code>boolean.or: { other }</code>
107	 *  
108	 * @param other a closure whose evaluation returns a boolean.
109	 * @return true or the result of evaluating the other boolean. 
110	 * @throws InterpreterException if raised in the evaluation of the other boolean. 
111	 */
112	public ATBoolean base_or_(ATClosure other) throws InterpreterException;
113	
114	/**
115	 * Auxiliary function:
116	 * <code>
117	 * def boolean.or: b1 or: b2 {
118	 *   (boolean.or: b1).or: b2
119	 * }
120	 * </code>
121	 */
122	public ATBoolean base_or_or_(ATClosure b1, ATClosure b2) throws InterpreterException;
123	
124	/**
125	 * Returns true if the receiver is false or false if the receiver is true.
126	 *  
127	 * @return a boolean resulting of the negation of the receiver. 
128	 */
129	public ATBoolean base_not() throws InterpreterException;
130	
131}