/**
* Returns whether the specified Structure is compatible with NTUnion.
*
* <p>Checks if the specified Structure is compatible with this version of NTUnion through the
* introspection interface.
*
* @param structure the Structure to test
* @return (false,true) if (is not, is) a compatible NTUnion
*/
public static boolean isCompatible(Structure structure) {
if (structure == null) return false;
Union valueField = structure.getField(Union.class, "value");
if (valueField == null) return false;
NTField ntField = NTField.get();
Field field = structure.getField("descriptor");
if (field != null) {
Scalar descriptorField = structure.getField(Scalar.class, "descriptor");
if (descriptorField == null || descriptorField.getScalarType() != ScalarType.pvString)
return false;
}
field = structure.getField("alarm");
if (field != null && !ntField.isAlarm(field)) return false;
field = structure.getField("timeStamp");
if (field != null && !ntField.isTimeStamp(field)) return false;
return true;
}
/**
* Returns whether the specified Structure reports to be a compatible NTUnion.
*
* <p>Checks if the specified Structure reports compatibility with this version of NTUnion through
* its type ID, including checking version numbers. The return value does not depend on whether
* the structure is actually compatible in terms of its introspection type.
*
* @param structure the Structure to test
* @return (false,true) if (is not, is) a compatible NTUnion
*/
public static boolean is_a(Structure structure) {
return NTUtils.is_a(structure.getID(), URI);
}