CompatibilityHelper.java

/*
** Module   : CompatibilityHelper.java
** Abstract : hide differences in E4GL output generation
**
** Copyright (c) 2007-2025, Golden Code Development Corporation.
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** -#- -I- --Date-- --JPRM-- ---------------------------------Description------------------------------------
** 001 GES 20070822   @34964 Provides a standard interface to hide differences in E4GL output generation.
** 002 GES 20250103          Added a parameter to closeHTML() to differentiate end of line output.
*/

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package com.goldencode.p2j.e4gl;

/**
 * Provides a standard interface to hide differences in E4GL output
 * generation.
 */
public interface CompatibilityHelper
{
   /** Newline text on the system on which this tool runs. */
   public static final String NEWLINE = System.getProperty("line.separator");
   
   /**
    * Provides the known configuration to the helper and allows it to
    * prepare for use. This must be called before any other method can be
    * used.
    *
    * @param    opts
    *           The configuration.
    */
   public void initialize(Options opts);
   
   /**
    * Return the filename suffix (extension) to be used.
    *
    * @return   The filename extension to use based on the known options.
    */
   public String suffix();
   
   /**
    * Return the text for the header of the generated file. This is output
    * before any parsed content.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options.
    */
   public String header();
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to start a line of raw HTML output.
    *
    * @param    content
    *           <code>true</code> if there is HTML content that is about to
    *           be emitted on the line, <code>false</code> to handle the
    *           no content case (just start the line, without any
    *           content prefix text).
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options.
    */
   public String openHTML(boolean content);
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to end a section of raw HTML output.
    *
    * @param    content
    *           <code>true</code> if there is content that needs to be
    *           finished on the line, <code>false</code> to handle the
    *           no content case (just terminate the line, without any
    *           content termination text).
    * @param    eol
    *           <code>true</code> if the content is at the end of the line.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options.
    */
   public String closeHTML(boolean content, boolean eol);
   
   /**
    * Convert any unsafe characters (in the given HTML text) into equivalents
    * that are safe to embed in a 4GL string literal and return that converted
    * text.
    *
    * @return   The replacement text.
    */
   public String escapeHTML(String html);
   
   /**
    * Convert any HTML entities (in the given E4GL text) into the equivalent
    * characters.
    *
    * @return   The replacement text with all conversion applied.
    */
   public String entityConvert(String e4gl);
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to start the output of an embedded 4GL expression.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options.
    */
   public String openExprEscape();
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to end the output of an embedded 4GL expression.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options.
    */
   public String closeExprEscape();
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to start a comment that removes the start or end
    * tag for a statement or expression escape.
    *
    * @param    expr
    *           <code>true</code> if this is an expression escape,
    *           <code>false</code> for a statement escape.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options. <code>null</code>
    *           if the escape should be removed instead of commented.
    */
   public String openComment(boolean expr);
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to end a comment that removes the start or end
    * tag for a statement or expression escape.
    *
    * @param    expr
    *           <code>true</code> if this is an expression escape,
    *           <code>false</code> for a statement escape.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options. <code>null</code>
    *           if the escape should be removed instead of commented.
    */
   public String closeComment(boolean expr);
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to start a comment that removes the META or
    * WSMETA element with an HTTP-EQUIV attribute that is set to
    * CONTENT-TYPE.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options. Return the empty
    *           string if the element should be left behind instead of
    *           commented.
    */
   public String openContentTypeComment();
   
   /**
    * Return the text used to end a comment that removes the META or
    * WSMETA element with an HTTP-EQUIV attribute that is set to
    * CONTENT-TYPE.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options. Return the empty
    *           string if the element should be left behind instead of
    *           commented.
    */
   public String closeContentTypeComment();
   
   /**
    * Return the text for the footer of the generated file. This is output
    * after all parsed content.
    *
    * @return   The text to use based on the known options.
    */
   public String footer();
}