java.lang.Object
- adams.flow.core.ActorUtils

```
public class ActorUtils
extends Object
```
Helper class for actors.

Author:

fracpete (fracpete at waikato dot ac dot nz)

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`ENV_INVALID_VARIABLES_LENIENT`	the environment variable to enable lenient checking for invalid variables.
`static String`	`FLOW_DIR`	the variable for the directory the flow is located in.
`static String`	`FLOW_FILENAME_LONG`	the variable for the full flow filename.
`static String`	`FLOW_FILENAME_RESTORE`	the variable for the flow restoration filename (long filename, but with .props extension).
`static String`	`FLOW_FILENAME_SHORT`	the variable for the short flow filename.
`static String`	`FLOW_ID`	the variable for the flow ID.
`static String`	`FLOW_START_TIMESTAMP`	the variable for the start timestamp of the flow.
`static String`	`FUNCTIONAL_HANDLER`	functional type: handler.
`static String`	`FUNCTIONAL_PRIMITIVE`	functional type: primitive.
`static String`	`HAS_GUI`	the variable for the gui flag.
`static String`	`IS_HEADLESS`	the variable for the headless flag.
`protected static Boolean`	`m_InvalidVariablesLenient`	whether to be lenient with invalid variables.
`static String`	`PROCEDURAL_SINK`	procedural type: sink.
`static String`	`PROCEDURAL_SOURCE`	procedural type: source.
`static String`	`PROCEDURAL_STANDALONE`	procedural type: standalone.
`static String`	`PROCEDURAL_TRANSFORMER`	procedural type: transformer.
`static String[]`	`PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES`	programmatically set variables.
`static Map<String,String>`	`PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES_HELP`	programmatically set variables.
`static String`	`PROJECT_HOME`	the variable for the project home.
`static String`	`PROJECT_MODULES`	the variable for the project modules (comma-separated list).
`static String`	`PROJECT_NAME`	the variable for the project name.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

ActorUtils()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static String`	`checkFlow(Actor actor, boolean variables, boolean storage, File file)`	Checks the flow.
`static String`	`checkFlow(Actor actor, File file)`	Checks the flow.
`static boolean`	`checkForCallableActorUser(Actor actor)`	Checks whether a callable actor user is present in this sub-tree.
`static boolean`	`checkForExternalActor(Actor actor)`	Checks whether an external actor is present in this sub-tree.
`static String`	`checkForSource(Actor actor)`	Checks whether the actor has a source as first actor (can be nested).
`static String`	`checkForSource(Actor[] actors)`	Checks whether the actors have a source as first actor (can be nested).
`protected static boolean`	`checkInvalidVariablesLenient()`	Returns whether invalid variables are to be treated lenient (ie no error, just warning).
`static Actor`	`cleanUpFlow(Actor actor)`	Cleans up the flow, e.g., removing disabled actors, unused callable actors.
`static Actor`	`createExternalActor(Actor[] actors, ActorHandler suggestion)`	Ensures that the actors are enclosed in an "instantiable" wrapper.
`static Point`	`determineLocation(GraphicsConfiguration gc, Dimension size, int x, int y)`	Determines the initial location of the window.
`static Point`	`determineLocation(Window window, int x, int y)`	Determines the initial location of the window.
`static int`	`determineNumActors(Actor flow)`	Returns how many actors this flow is made of.
`static Dimension`	`determineSize(Window window, int x, int y, int width, int height)`	Determines the height of the window.
`static String`	`ensureValidVariables(Actor actor)`	Ensures that the variables within this actor are valid.
`static List<Actor>`	`enumerate(Actor actor)`	Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
`static List<Actor>`	`enumerate(Actor actor, ActorFilter filter)`	Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
`static List<Actor>`	`enumerate(Actor actor, Class[] filter)`	Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
`protected static void`	`enumerate(Actor actor, List<Actor> children, ActorFilter filter)`	Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
`static List<String>`	`extractActorNames(Actor current, String text)`	Extracts all the valid actor names from the given text fragment that exist within the specified flow.
`static List<ActorHandler>`	`findActorHandlers(Actor actor)`	Returns a list of actor handlers, starting from the current note (excluded).
`static List<ActorHandler>`	`findActorHandlers(Actor actor, boolean mustAllowStandalones)`	Returns a list of actor handlers, starting from the current note (excluded).
`static List<ActorHandler>`	`findActorHandlers(Actor actor, boolean mustAllowStandalones, boolean includeSameLevel)`	Returns a list of actor handlers, starting from the current note (excluded).
`static Hashtable<String,Integer>`	`findCallableTransformers(Actor actor)`	Locates callable transformers.
`protected static Actor`	`findClosestType(ActorHandler handler, Class type)`	Checks an actor handler's children whether they contain the actor type we're looking for.
`static Actor`	`findClosestType(Actor actor, Class type)`	Tries to find the closest type in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
`static Actor`	`findClosestType(Actor actor, Class type, boolean includeSameLevel)`	Tries to find the closest type in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
`protected static List<Actor>`	`findClosestTypes(ActorHandler handler, Class type)`	Checks an actor handler's children whether they contain the actor type we're looking for.
`static List<Actor>`	`findClosestTypes(Actor actor, Class type)`	Tries to find the closest types in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
`static List<Actor>`	`findClosestTypes(Actor actor, Class type, boolean includeSameLevel)`	Tries to find the closest types in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
`static String`	`forceVariables(Actor actor, Variables vars)`	Forces the update of the variables of this actor.
`static AbstractDatabaseConnection`	`getDatabaseConnection(Actor actor, Class cls, AbstractDatabaseConnection defCon)`	Returns the database connection object to use.
`static int`	`getFlowID(Actor source)`	Returns the flow ID (if possible) for the given actor.
`static String`	`getFunctionalAspect(Actor actor)`	Determines the functional aspect of an actor.
`static String`	`getProceduralAspect(Actor actor)`	Determines the procedural aspect of an actor.
`static boolean`	`isActorHandler(Actor actor)`	Checks whether this actor is an actor handler.
`static boolean`	`isControlActor(Actor actor)`	Checks whether this actor is a control actor.
`static boolean`	`isInteractive(Actor actor)`	Checks whether the actor or its sub-actors are interactive ones.
`protected static boolean`	`isLoggingEnabled()`	Returns whether logging is enabled.
`static boolean`	`isSink(Actor actor)`	Checks whether this actor is a sink (input).
`static boolean`	`isSource(Actor actor)`	Checks whether this actor is a source (output).
`static boolean`	`isStandalone(Actor actor)`	Checks whether this actor is a standalone.
`static boolean`	`isTransformer(Actor actor)`	Checks whether this actor is a transformer (input/output).
`static Actor`	`locate(ActorPath path, Actor parent)`	Tries to locate the actor specified by the path parts.
`static Actor`	`locate(ActorPath path, Actor parent, boolean included, boolean quiet)`	Tries to locate the actor specified by the path parts.
`static Actor`	`locate(String path, Actor root)`	Locates the actor in the actor tree based on the specified path.
`static Actor`	`locate(String path, Actor root, boolean included, boolean quiet)`	Locates the actor in the actor tree based on the specified path.
`static Actor`	`read(String filename)`	Reads an actor from a file.
`static Actor`	`read(String filename, MessageCollection errors)`	Reads an actor from a file.
`static Actor`	`read(String filename, MessageCollection errors, MessageCollection warnings)`	Reads an actor from a file.
`static Actor`	`removeDisabledActors(Actor actor)`	Removes all disabled actors (recursively) from the actor.
`static int`	`replace(OptionHandler handler, Comparable find, Comparable replace, boolean recursive)`	Replaces any occurrence of the object to find with the replacement.
`static int`	`replace(OptionHandler handler, Comparable find, Comparable replace, boolean recursive, HashSet<Class> excluded)`	Replaces any occurrence of the object to find with the replacement.
`protected static String`	`setActors(ActorHandler handler, Actor[] actors)`	Sets the actors in the handler.
`static boolean`	`sort(SortableActorHandler handler, ActorComparator comp)`	Sorts the child-actors using the supplied comparator.
`static Actor`	`strip(Actor actor)`	Returns a stripped down version of the actor, i.e., for ActorHandlers, a copy of the actor without any sub-actors gets returned.
`static List`	`transform(Actor transformer, Object input)`	Processes the data using the specified transformer.
`static boolean`	`uniqueName(Actor actor, ActorHandler handler, int index)`	Updates the name of the actor to make it unique among all the other actors of the given handler.
`static boolean`	`uniqueName(Actor actor, Set<String> names)`	Updates the name of the actor to make it unique among all the other specified names.
`static boolean`	`uniqueName(Actor actor, Set<String> names, boolean tailRemoval)`	Updates the name of the actor to make it unique among all the other specified names.
`static boolean`	`uniqueNames(Actor[] actors)`	Updates the names of the actors to make then unique among all of them.
`static void`	`updateErrorHandler(Actor actor, ErrorHandler handler, boolean trace)`	Updates the error handler.
`static void`	`updateFlowAwarePaintlet(Paintlet paintlet, Actor actor)`	Updates a "flow-aware" paintlet with the specified actor.
`static void`	`updateFlowAwarePaintlets(PaintablePanel panel, Actor actor)`	Updates all the "flow-aware" paintlets of the panel with the specified actor.
`static void`	`updateProgrammaticVariables(VariablesHandler handler, Actor context, File flow)`	Adds some programmatic variables.
`static <T extends Actor & VariablesHandler> void`	`updateProgrammaticVariables(T context, File flow)`	Adds some programmatic variables.
`static boolean`	`write(String filename, Actor actor)`	Writes the actor to a file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - FLOW_FILENAME_LONG
```
public static final String FLOW_FILENAME_LONG
```
    the variable for the full flow filename.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FLOW_FILENAME_SHORT
```
public static final String FLOW_FILENAME_SHORT
```
    the variable for the short flow filename.
    
    See Also:
    
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  - FLOW_FILENAME_RESTORE
```
public static final String FLOW_FILENAME_RESTORE
```
    the variable for the flow restoration filename (long filename, but with .props extension).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - FLOW_DIR
```
public static final String FLOW_DIR
```
    the variable for the directory the flow is located in.
    
    See Also:
    
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  - FLOW_ID
```
public static final String FLOW_ID
```
    the variable for the flow ID.
    
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  - FLOW_START_TIMESTAMP
```
public static final String FLOW_START_TIMESTAMP
```
    the variable for the start timestamp of the flow.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - IS_HEADLESS
```
public static final String IS_HEADLESS
```
    the variable for the headless flag.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - HAS_GUI
```
public static final String HAS_GUI
```
    the variable for the gui flag.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PROJECT_NAME
```
public static final String PROJECT_NAME
```
    the variable for the project name.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PROJECT_HOME
```
public static final String PROJECT_HOME
```
    the variable for the project home.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PROJECT_MODULES
```
public static final String PROJECT_MODULES
```
    the variable for the project modules (comma-separated list).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES
```
public static final String[] PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES
```
    programmatically set variables.
  - PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES_HELP
```
public static final Map<String,String> PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES_HELP
```
    programmatically set variables.
  - FUNCTIONAL_PRIMITIVE
```
public static final String FUNCTIONAL_PRIMITIVE
```
    functional type: primitive.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - FUNCTIONAL_HANDLER
```
public static final String FUNCTIONAL_HANDLER
```
    functional type: handler.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PROCEDURAL_STANDALONE
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public static final String PROCEDURAL_STANDALONE
```
    procedural type: standalone.
    
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  - PROCEDURAL_SOURCE
```
public static final String PROCEDURAL_SOURCE
```
    procedural type: source.
    
    See Also:
    
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  - PROCEDURAL_TRANSFORMER
```
public static final String PROCEDURAL_TRANSFORMER
```
    procedural type: transformer.
    
    See Also:
    
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  - PROCEDURAL_SINK
```
public static final String PROCEDURAL_SINK
```
    procedural type: sink.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - ENV_INVALID_VARIABLES_LENIENT
```
public static final String ENV_INVALID_VARIABLES_LENIENT
```
    the environment variable to enable lenient checking for invalid variables.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - m_InvalidVariablesLenient
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protected static Boolean m_InvalidVariablesLenient
```
    whether to be lenient with invalid variables.
- Constructor Detail
  - ActorUtils
```
public ActorUtils()
```
- Method Detail
  - isLoggingEnabled
```
protected static boolean isLoggingEnabled()
```
    Returns whether logging is enabled.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if enabled
  - enumerate
```
protected static void enumerate(Actor actor,
                                List<Actor> children,
                                ActorFilter filter)
```
    Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to obtain all children from
    
    children - for collecting the children
    
    filter - for filtering the classes
  - enumerate
```
public static List<Actor> enumerate(Actor actor)
```
    Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to obtain all children from
    
    Returns:
    
    all the children (if any)
  - enumerate
```
public static List<Actor> enumerate(Actor actor,
                                    Class[] filter)
```
    Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to obtain all children from
    
    filter - the classes of actors to only enumerate, null for no filtering
    
    Returns:
    
    all the children (if any)
  - enumerate
```
public static List<Actor> enumerate(Actor actor,
                                    ActorFilter filter)
```
    Enumerates all children of the given actor (depth-first search).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to obtain all children from
    
    filter - the filter to use
    
    Returns:
    
    all the children (if any)
  - replace
```
public static int replace(OptionHandler handler,
                          Comparable find,
                          Comparable replace,
                          boolean recursive)
```
    Replaces any occurrence of the object to find with the replacement. Can be done recursive. Performs the replacement also in arrays and nested OptionHandlers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the OptionHandler to process
    
    find - the object to look for
    
    replace - the replacement
    
    recursive - if true then all children (if any) of the actor will be processed as well
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of replacements
  - replace
```
public static int replace(OptionHandler handler,
                          Comparable find,
                          Comparable replace,
                          boolean recursive,
                          HashSet<Class> excluded)
```
    Replaces any occurrence of the object to find with the replacement. Can be done recursive. Performs the replacement also in arrays and nested OptionHandlers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the OptionHandler to process
    
    find - the object to look for
    
    replace - the replacement
    
    recursive - if true then all children (if any) of the actor will be processed as well
    
    excluded - the base classes to skip
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of replacements
  - uniqueName
```
public static boolean uniqueName(Actor actor,
                                 ActorHandler handler,
                                 int index)
```
    Updates the name of the actor to make it unique among all the other actors of the given handler.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor which name needs to be made unique
    
    handler - the handler to take into account
    
    index - the index that this actor will be placed
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the name was updated
  - uniqueName
```
public static boolean uniqueName(Actor actor,
                                 Set<String> names)
```
    Updates the name of the actor to make it unique among all the other specified names.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor which name needs to be made unique
    
    names - the existing names
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the name was updated
  - uniqueName
```
public static boolean uniqueName(Actor actor,
                                 Set<String> names,
                                 boolean tailRemoval)
```
    Updates the name of the actor to make it unique among all the other specified names.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor which name needs to be made unique
    
    names - the existing names
    
    tailRemoval - whether the "tail" (eg ' (2)') can be removed to determine basename
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the name was updated
  - uniqueNames
```
public static boolean uniqueNames(Actor[] actors)
```
    Updates the names of the actors to make then unique among all of them. NB: any suffix matching "-XYZ" gets stripped first.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actors - the actors which names need to be made unique
    
    Returns:
    
    true if at least one name was updated
  - findActorHandlers
```
public static List<ActorHandler> findActorHandlers(Actor actor)
```
    Returns a list of actor handlers, starting from the current note (excluded). The search goes up in the actor hierarchy, up to the root (i.e., the last item in the returned list will be most likely a "Flow" actor).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to start the search from
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of actor handlers found along the path to the root actor
  - findActorHandlers
```
public static List<ActorHandler> findActorHandlers(Actor actor,
                                                   boolean mustAllowStandalones)
```
    Returns a list of actor handlers, starting from the current note (excluded). The search goes up in the actor hierarchy, up to the root (i.e., the last item in the returned list will be most likely a "Flow" actor).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to start the search from
    
    mustAllowStandalones - whether the handler must allow standalones
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of actor handlers found along the path to the root actor
  - findActorHandlers
```
public static List<ActorHandler> findActorHandlers(Actor actor,
                                                   boolean mustAllowStandalones,
                                                   boolean includeSameLevel)
```
    Returns a list of actor handlers, starting from the current note (excluded). The search goes up in the actor hierarchy, up to the root (i.e., the last item in the returned list will be most likely a "Flow" actor).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to start the search from
    
    mustAllowStandalones - whether the handler must allow standalones
    
    includeSameLevel - allows adding of actor handlers that are on the same level as the current actor, but have a lower index in the parent
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of actor handlers found along the path to the root actor
  - isStandalone
```
public static boolean isStandalone(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether this actor is a standalone.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if standalone
  - isSource
```
public static boolean isSource(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether this actor is a source (output).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if source
  - isSink
```
public static boolean isSink(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether this actor is a sink (input).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if sink
  - isTransformer
```
public static boolean isTransformer(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether this actor is a transformer (input/output).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if transformer
  - isControlActor
```
public static boolean isControlActor(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether this actor is a control actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if control actor
  - isActorHandler
```
public static boolean isActorHandler(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether this actor is an actor handler.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if actor handler
  - isInteractive
```
public static boolean isInteractive(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether the actor or its sub-actors are interactive ones. Does not check any callable actors. Cannot check any internally used actors if they are either not exposed (like ExternalActorHandler) or not yet executed/generated, so no guaranteed outcome.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    true if at least one (active) interactive actor detected
  - write
```
public static boolean write(String filename,
                            Actor actor)
```
    Writes the actor to a file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filename - the file to write to
    
    actor - the actor to write
    
    Returns:
    
    true if successfully written
  - read
```
public static Actor read(String filename)
```
    Reads an actor from a file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filename - the file to read the actor
    
    Returns:
    
    the actor or null in case of an error
  - read
```
public static Actor read(String filename,
                         MessageCollection errors)
```
    Reads an actor from a file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filename - the file to read the actor
    
    errors - for storing (potential) errors, ignored if null
    
    Returns:
    
    the actor or null in case of an error
  - read
```
public static Actor read(String filename,
                         MessageCollection errors,
                         MessageCollection warnings)
```
    Reads an actor from a file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filename - the file to read the actor
    
    errors - for storing (potential) errors, ignored if null
    
    warnings - for storing (potential) warnings, ignored if null
    
    Returns:
    
    the actor or null in case of an error
  - findCallableTransformers
```
public static Hashtable<String,Integer> findCallableTransformers(Actor actor)
```
    Locates callable transformers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor (and its sub-actors) to check
    
    Returns:
    
    the names of the callable actors referenced and how often they were referenced
  - findClosestType
```
protected static Actor findClosestType(ActorHandler handler,
                                       Class type)
```
    Checks an actor handler's children whether they contain the actor type we're looking for.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the actor handler to check
    
    type - the type of actor to find the closest for
    
    Returns:
    
    the closest actor or null if not found
  - findClosestType
```
public static Actor findClosestType(Actor actor,
                                    Class type)
```
    Tries to find the closest type in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to start from
    
    type - the type of actor to find the closest for
    
    Returns:
    
    the closest actor or null if not found
  - findClosestType
```
public static Actor findClosestType(Actor actor,
                                    Class type,
                                    boolean includeSameLevel)
```
    Tries to find the closest type in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to start from
    
    type - the type of actor to find the closest for
    
    includeSameLevel - whether to include actor handlers that are on the same level as the actor, but with a lower index in the parent
    
    Returns:
    
    the closest actor or null if not found
  - findClosestTypes
```
protected static List<Actor> findClosestTypes(ActorHandler handler,
                                              Class type)
```
    Checks an actor handler's children whether they contain the actor type we're looking for.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the actor handler to check
    
    type - the type of actor to find the closest for
    
    Returns:
    
    the closest actors, empty list if none found
  - findClosestTypes
```
public static List<Actor> findClosestTypes(Actor actor,
                                           Class type)
```
    Tries to find the closest types in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to start from
    
    type - the type of actor to find the closest for
    
    Returns:
    
    the closest actors or empty list if not found
  - findClosestTypes
```
public static List<Actor> findClosestTypes(Actor actor,
                                           Class type,
                                           boolean includeSameLevel)
```
    Tries to find the closest types in the actor tree, starting with the current actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to start from
    
    type - the type of actor to find the closest for
    
    includeSameLevel - whether to include actor handlers that are on the same level as the actor, but with a lower index in the parent
    
    Returns:
    
    the closest actors or empty list if not found
  - determineLocation
```
public static Point determineLocation(Window window,
                                      int x,
                                      int y)
```
    Determines the initial location of the window.
    
    Parameters:
    
    window - the window to determine the location for
    
    x - the position (-1: left, -2: middle, -3: right)
    
    y - the position (-1: top, -2: middle, -3: bottom)
    
    Returns:
    
    the position
  - determineLocation
```
public static Point determineLocation(GraphicsConfiguration gc,
                                      Dimension size,
                                      int x,
                                      int y)
```
    Determines the initial location of the window.
    
    Parameters:
    
    gc - the graphics configuration
    
    size - the size of the window
    
    x - the position (-1: left, -2: middle, -3: right)
    
    y - the position (-1: top, -2: middle, -3: bottom)
    
    Returns:
    
    the position
  - determineSize
```
public static Dimension determineSize(Window window,
                                      int x,
                                      int y,
                                      int width,
                                      int height)
```
    Determines the height of the window.
    
    Parameters:
    
    window - the frame/dialog to determine the location for
    
    x - the position (-1: left, -2: middle, -3: right)
    
    y - the position (-1: top, -2: middle, -3: bottom)
    
    width - the width (0: as is, -1: maximum width)
    
    height - the width (0: as is, -1: maximum height)
    
    Returns:
    
    the size
  - getDatabaseConnection
```
public static AbstractDatabaseConnection getDatabaseConnection(Actor actor,
                                                               Class cls,
                                                               AbstractDatabaseConnection defCon)
```
    Returns the database connection object to use.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor start the search from (towards the root)
    
    cls - the DatabaseConnection actor class to look for
    
    defCon - the default database connection, in case none is found in the flow
    
    Returns:
    
    the connection object to use
  - removeDisabledActors
```
public static Actor removeDisabledActors(Actor actor)
```
    Removes all disabled actors (recursively) from the actor.
    
    NB: creates a copy of the actor first before removing the disabled actors.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to process
    
    Returns:
    
    the cleaned up actor (or original, if nothing changed)
  - setActors
```
protected static String setActors(ActorHandler handler,
                                  Actor[] actors)
```
    Sets the actors in the handler.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the handler to update
    
    actors - the actors to set
    
    Returns:
    
    null if successful, otherwise error message
  - createExternalActor
```
public static Actor createExternalActor(Actor[] actors,
                                        ActorHandler suggestion)
```
    Ensures that the actors are enclosed in an "instantiable" wrapper.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actors - the actors to enclose
    
    suggestion - the suggested actor handler, can be null
    
    Returns:
    
    the processed actor
  - locate
```
public static Actor locate(ActorPath path,
                           Actor parent)
```
    Tries to locate the actor specified by the path parts.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent to start with
    
    path - the path elements to traverse (below the parent)
    
    Returns:
    
    the located actor or null if none found
  - locate
```
public static Actor locate(ActorPath path,
                           Actor parent,
                           boolean included,
                           boolean quiet)
```
    Tries to locate the actor specified by the path parts.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - the parent to start with
    
    path - the path elements to traverse (below the parent)
    
    included - whether the actor should be included in the search, rather than searching only below
    
    quiet - whether to suppress any error messages
    
    Returns:
    
    the located actor or null if none found
  - locate
```
public static Actor locate(String path,
                           Actor root)
```
    Locates the actor in the actor tree based on the specified path.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - the path of the node to locate
    
    root - the root actor start the search
    
    Returns:
    
    the located actor or null if none found
  - locate
```
public static Actor locate(String path,
                           Actor root,
                           boolean included,
                           boolean quiet)
```
    Locates the actor in the actor tree based on the specified path.
    
    Parameters:
    
    path - the path of the node to locate
    
    root - the root actor start the search
    
    included - whether the actor should be included in the search, rather than searching only below
    
    quiet - whether to suppress any error messages
    
    Returns:
    
    the located actor or null if none found
  - checkForSource
```
public static String checkForSource(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether the actor has a source as first actor (can be nested).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to analyze
    
    Returns:
    
    null if ok, otherwise error message
  - checkForSource
```
public static String checkForSource(Actor[] actors)
```
    Checks whether the actors have a source as first actor (can be nested).
    
    Parameters:
    
    actors - the actors to analyze
    
    Returns:
    
    null if ok, otherwise error message
  - checkForExternalActor
```
public static boolean checkForExternalActor(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether an external actor is present in this sub-tree.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to analyze
    
    Returns:
    
    true if external actor present
  - checkForCallableActorUser
```
public static boolean checkForCallableActorUser(Actor actor)
```
    Checks whether a callable actor user is present in this sub-tree.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to analyze
    
    Returns:
    
    true if callable actor user present
  - cleanUpFlow
```
public static Actor cleanUpFlow(Actor actor)
```
    Cleans up the flow, e.g., removing disabled actors, unused callable actors.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the flow to clean up
    
    Returns:
    
    null if nothing changed, otherwise the updated flow
    
    See Also:
    
    CleanUpProcessor
  - checkFlow
```
public static String checkFlow(Actor actor,
                               File file)
```
    Checks the flow.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the flow to check
    
    file - the actor file to use
    
    Returns:
    
    null if all checks passed, otherwise the warnings
    
    See Also:
    
    CheckProcessor
  - checkFlow
```
public static String checkFlow(Actor actor,
                               boolean variables,
                               boolean storage,
                               File file)
```
    Checks the flow.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the flow to check
    
    variables - whether the check variable usage
    
    storage - whether to check storage usage
    
    file - the actor file to use
    
    Returns:
    
    null if all checks passed, otherwise the warnings
    
    See Also:
    
    CheckProcessor
  - updateProgrammaticVariables
```
public static <T extends Actor & VariablesHandler> void updateProgrammaticVariables(T context,
                                                                                    File flow)
```
    Adds some programmatic variables.
    
    Parameters:
    
    context - the actor, must be a
    
    flow - the flow file name
    
    See Also:
    
    FLOW_FILENAME_LONG, FLOW_FILENAME_SHORT, FLOW_DIR, FLOW_ID, HAS_GUI, IS_HEADLESS, PROJECT_NAME, PROJECT_HOME, PROJECT_MODULES, PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES
  - updateProgrammaticVariables
```
public static void updateProgrammaticVariables(VariablesHandler handler,
                                               Actor context,
                                               File flow)
```
    Adds some programmatic variables.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the handler to add the filenames to
    
    flow - the flow file name
    
    See Also:
    
    FLOW_FILENAME_LONG, FLOW_FILENAME_SHORT, FLOW_FILENAME_RESTORE, FLOW_DIR, FLOW_ID, HAS_GUI, IS_HEADLESS, PROJECT_NAME, PROJECT_HOME, PROJECT_MODULES, PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES
  - transform
```
public static List transform(Actor transformer,
                             Object input)
                      throws Exception
```
    Processes the data using the specified transformer. Automatically sets up, executes, wraps up and cleans up the actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    transformer - the transformer to use
    
    input - the input data
    
    Returns:
    
    the generated output data as list, null if none produced.
    
    Throws:
    
    Exception - if actor is not a transformer or transformation fails
  - updateErrorHandler
```
public static void updateErrorHandler(Actor actor,
                                      ErrorHandler handler,
                                      boolean trace)
```
    Updates the error handler.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to update the error handler for
    
    handler - the handler to use
    
    trace - whether to output the names of the actors that were updated
  - getFunctionalAspect
```
public static String getFunctionalAspect(Actor actor)
```
    Determines the functional aspect of an actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to investigate
    
    Returns:
    
    the functional description
  - getProceduralAspect
```
public static String getProceduralAspect(Actor actor)
```
    Determines the procedural aspect of an actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to investigate
    
    Returns:
    
    the procedural description
  - updateFlowAwarePaintlets
```
public static void updateFlowAwarePaintlets(PaintablePanel panel,
                                            Actor actor)
```
    Updates all the "flow-aware" paintlets of the panel with the specified actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    panel - this panel's paintlets get updated
    
    actor - the actor to set
  - updateFlowAwarePaintlet
```
public static void updateFlowAwarePaintlet(Paintlet paintlet,
                                           Actor actor)
```
    Updates a "flow-aware" paintlet with the specified actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    paintlet - the paintlet to update, if necessary
    
    actor - the actor to set
  - extractActorNames
```
public static List<String> extractActorNames(Actor current,
                                             String text)
```
    Extracts all the valid actor names from the given text fragment that exist within the specified flow.
    
    Parameters:
    
    current - the flow to verify the actor paths with
    
    text - the text to extract the names from
    
    Returns:
    
    the full names of the located actors
  - forceVariables
```
public static String forceVariables(Actor actor,
                                    Variables vars)
```
    Forces the update of the variables of this actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to update
    
    vars - the variables to propagate
    
    Returns:
    
    null if successful, otherwise error message
  - sort
```
public static boolean sort(SortableActorHandler handler,
                           ActorComparator comp)
```
    Sorts the child-actors using the supplied comparator.
    
    Parameters:
    
    handler - the handler to sort the children for
    
    comp - the comparator to use
    
    Returns:
    
    if the order was modified
  - determineNumActors
```
public static int determineNumActors(Actor flow)
```
    Returns how many actors this flow is made of.
    
    Parameters:
    
    flow - the flow to check
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of actors
  - strip
```
public static Actor strip(Actor actor)
```
    Returns a stripped down version of the actor, i.e., for ActorHandlers, a copy of the actor without any sub-actors gets returned.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to strip down
    
    Returns:
    
    the stripped down actor
    
    See Also:
    
    ActorHandler
  - ensureValidVariables
```
public static String ensureValidVariables(Actor actor)
```
    Ensures that the variables within this actor are valid.
    
    Parameters:
    
    actor - the actor to check
    
    Returns:
    
    null if all variables are valid
  - checkInvalidVariablesLenient
```
protected static boolean checkInvalidVariablesLenient()
```
    Returns whether invalid variables are to be treated lenient (ie no error, just warning).
    
    Returns:
    
    true if to treat lenient
    
    See Also:
    
    ENV_INVALID_VARIABLES_LENIENT
  - getFlowID
```
public static int getFlowID(Actor source)
```
    Returns the flow ID (if possible) for the given actor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the actor to get the flow ID for
    
    Returns:
    
    the ID, -1 if unable to obtain

Class ActorUtils

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

FLOW_FILENAME_LONG

FLOW_FILENAME_SHORT

FLOW_FILENAME_RESTORE

FLOW_DIR

FLOW_ID

FLOW_START_TIMESTAMP

IS_HEADLESS

HAS_GUI

PROJECT_NAME

PROJECT_HOME

PROJECT_MODULES

PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES

PROGRAMMATIC_VARIABLES_HELP

FUNCTIONAL_PRIMITIVE

FUNCTIONAL_HANDLER

PROCEDURAL_STANDALONE

PROCEDURAL_SOURCE

PROCEDURAL_TRANSFORMER

PROCEDURAL_SINK

ENV_INVALID_VARIABLES_LENIENT

m_InvalidVariablesLenient

Constructor Detail

ActorUtils

Method Detail

isLoggingEnabled

enumerate

enumerate

enumerate

enumerate

replace

replace

uniqueName

uniqueName

uniqueName

uniqueNames

findActorHandlers

findActorHandlers

findActorHandlers

isStandalone

isSource

isSink

isTransformer

isControlActor

isActorHandler

isInteractive

write

read

read

read

findCallableTransformers

findClosestType

findClosestType

findClosestType

findClosestTypes

findClosestTypes

findClosestTypes

determineLocation

determineLocation

determineSize

getDatabaseConnection

removeDisabledActors

setActors

createExternalActor

locate

locate

locate

locate

checkForSource

checkForSource

checkForExternalActor

checkForCallableActorUser

cleanUpFlow

checkFlow

checkFlow