/**
* Two rules have the same signature if they have: same name same return value same args I do a
* simple string compare now, but later the type could be pulled out so it is insensitive to names
* of args etc...
*/
public boolean sameSignature(Rule rule) {
boolean nSame = true;
boolean aSame = true;
boolean rSame = true;
nSame = name.equals(rule.getName());
if (args != null) {
aSame = args.equals(rule.getArgs());
}
if (returnValue != null) {
rSame = returnValue.equals(rule.getReturnValue());
}
return nSame && aSame && rSame;
}
/**
* If 'rule' narrows the visible of 'this', return true; For example, 'this' is public and 'rule'
* is private, true is returned. You cannot narrow the vis. of a rule.
*/
public boolean narrowerVisibility(Rule rule) {
if (visibility.equals("public")) {
if (!rule.equals("public")) {
return true; // everything narrower than public
}
return false;
} else if (visibility.equals("protected")) {
if (rule.equals("private")) {
return true; // private narrower than protected
}
return false;
} else if (visibility.equals("private")) {
return false; // nothing is narrower than private
}
return false;
}