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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005 IBM Corporation and others.
 * All rights reserved.   This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 *
 * Contributors:
 *   IBM - initial API and implementation
 *
 * $Id: CallAction.java,v 1.1 2005/11/14 22:25:59 khussey Exp $
 */
package org.eclipse.uml2.uml;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.DiagnosticChain;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Call Action</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
 * CallAction is an abstract class for actions that invoke behavior and receive return values.
 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.CallAction#isSynchronous <em>Is Synchronous</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.CallAction#getResults <em>Result</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getCallAction()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface CallAction
		extends InvocationAction {

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Is Synchronous</b></em>' attribute.
	 * The default value is <code>"true"</code>.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * If true, the call is synchronous and the caller waits for completion of the invoked behavior.
	 * 
	 * If false, the call is asynchronous and the caller proceeds immediately and does not expect a return values.
	 * 
	 * 
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Is Synchronous</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setIsSynchronous(boolean)
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getCallAction_IsSynchronous()
	 * @model default="true" required="true" ordered="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean isSynchronous();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.CallAction#isSynchronous <em>Is Synchronous</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Is Synchronous</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #isSynchronous()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setIsSynchronous(boolean value);

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * A list of output pins where the results of performing the invocation are placed.
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Result</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.eclipse.uml2.uml.UMLPackage#getCallAction_Result()
	 * @model type="org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin" containment="true" resolveProxies="false"
	 * @generated
	 */
	List getResults();

	/**
	 * Creates a {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} and appends it to the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return The new {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin}.
	 * @see #getResults()
	 * @generated
	 */
	OutputPin createResult();

	/**
	 * Retrieves the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>' from the '<em><b>Result</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param name The '<em><b>Name</b></em>' of the {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} to retrieve.
	 * @return The {@link org.eclipse.uml2.uml.OutputPin} with the specified '<em><b>Name</b></em>', or <code>null</code>.
	 * @see #getResults()
	 * @generated
	 */
	OutputPin getResult(String name);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * Only synchronous call actions can have result pins.
	 * true
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateSynchronousCall(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The number and order of argument pins must be the same as the number and order of parameters of the invoked behavior or behavioral feature. Pins are matched to parameters by order.
	 * true
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateNumberAndOrder(DiagnosticChain diagnostics, Map context);

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- begin-model-doc -->
	 * The type, ordering, and multiplicity of an argument pin must be the same as the corresponding parameter of the behavior or behavioral feature.
	 * true
	 * <!-- end-model-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	boolean validateTypeOrderingMultiplicity(DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
			Map context);

} // CallAction

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