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1   package net.sourceforge.jenesis4java;
2   
3   /*
4    * #%L
5    * Jenesis 4 Java Code Generator
6    * %%
7    * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2015 jenesis4java
8    * %%
9    * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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16   * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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22   * #L%
23   */
24  
25  /**
26   * Copyright (C) 2008, 2010 Richard van Nieuwenhoven - ritchie [at] gmx [dot] at
27   * Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Paul Cody Johnston - pcj@inxar.org <br>
28   * This file is part of Jenesis4java. Jenesis4java is free software: you can
29   * redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
30   * Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
31   * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.<br>
32   * Jenesis4java is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
33   * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
34   * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
35   * details.<br>
36   * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
37   * along with Jenesis4java. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
38   */
39  
40  /**
41   * Models Java 8 lambda expressions.
42   */
43  // TODO: clarify what Lambda might extend (beyond Codeable).
44  public interface Lambda extends Codeable {
45  
46      /**
47       * Adds a new formal parameter with the given class type and name to this
48       * {@code Lambda} and returns this {@code Lambda}.
49       */
50      Lambda addParameter(Class<?> type, String name);
51  
52      /**
53       * Adds a new formal parameter with the given type and name to this
54       * {@code Lambda} and returns this {@code Lambda}.
55       * 
56       * @return the {@code Lambda}
57       */
58      Lambda addParameter(Type type, String name);
59  
60      /**
61       * Adds a new formal parameter with the specified name.
62       * 
63       * @param name
64       *            name of the parameter.
65       * @return the {@code Lambda}
66       */
67      Lambda addParameter(String name);
68  
69      /**
70       * Sets the body of the {@code Lambda} (as an {@code Expression}).
71       * 
72       * @param body
73       *            the body of the {@code Lambda}
74       * @return the {@code Lambda}
75       */
76      Lambda setBody(Expression body);
77  
78      /**
79       * Creates a new Block as body of the {@code Lambda}.
80       * 
81       * @return the {@code Block} containing the (initially empty) body of the
82       *         {@code Lambda}.
83       */
84      Block newBodyBlock();
85  }