Scriptable.java

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// API class

package org.mozilla.javascript;

/**
 * This is interface that all objects in JavaScript must implement. The interface provides for the
 * management of properties and for performing conversions.
 *
 * <p>Host system implementors may find it easier to extend the ScriptableObject class rather than
 * implementing Scriptable when writing host objects.
 *
 * <p>There are many static methods defined in ScriptableObject that perform the multiple calls to
 * the Scriptable interface needed in order to manipulate properties in prototype chains.
 *
 * @see org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject
 * @author Norris Boyd
 * @author Nick Thompson
 * @author Brendan Eich
 */
public interface Scriptable {

    /**
     * Get the name of the set of objects implemented by this Java class. This corresponds to the
     * [[Class]] operation in ECMA and is used by Object.prototype.toString() in ECMA.
     *
     * <p>See ECMA 8.6.2 and 15.2.4.2.
     */
    public String getClassName();

    /** Value returned from <code>get</code> if the property is not found. */
    public static final Object NOT_FOUND = UniqueTag.NOT_FOUND;

    /**
     * Get a named property from the object.
     *
     * <p>Looks property up in this object and returns the associated value if found. Returns
     * NOT_FOUND if not found. Note that this method is not expected to traverse the prototype
     * chain. This is different from the ECMA [[Get]] operation.
     *
     * <p>Depending on the property selector, the runtime will call this method or the form of
     * <code>get</code> that takes an integer:
     *
     * <table>
     * <caption style="display:none">Code examples</caption>
     * <tr><th>JavaScript code</th><th>Java code</th></tr>
     * <tr><td>a.b      </td><td>a.get("b", a)</td></tr>
     * <tr><td>a["foo"] </td><td>a.get("foo", a)</td></tr>
     * <tr><td>a[3]     </td><td>a.get(3, a)</td></tr>
     * <tr><td>a["3"]   </td><td>a.get(3, a)</td></tr>
     * <tr><td>a[3.0]   </td><td>a.get(3, a)</td></tr>
     * <tr><td>a["3.0"] </td><td>a.get("3.0", a)</td></tr>
     * <tr><td>a[1.1]   </td><td>a.get("1.1", a)</td></tr>
     * <tr><td>a[-4]    </td><td>a.get(-4, a)</td></tr>
     * </table>
     *
     * <p>The values that may be returned are limited to the following:
     *
     * <UL>
     *   <LI>java.lang.Boolean objects
     *   <LI>java.lang.String objects
     *   <LI>java.lang.Number objects
     *   <LI>org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable objects
     *   <LI>null
     *   <LI>The value returned by Context.getUndefinedValue()
     *   <LI>NOT_FOUND
     * </UL>
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @param start the object in which the lookup began
     * @return the value of the property (may be null), or NOT_FOUND
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Context#getUndefinedValue
     */
    public Object get(String name, Scriptable start);

    /**
     * Get a property from the object selected by an integral index.
     *
     * <p>Identical to <code>get(String, Scriptable)</code> except that an integral index is used to
     * select the property.
     *
     * @param index the numeric index for the property
     * @param start the object in which the lookup began
     * @return the value of the property (may be null), or NOT_FOUND
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#get(String,Scriptable)
     */
    public Object get(int index, Scriptable start);

    /**
     * Indicates whether or not a named property is defined in an object.
     *
     * <p>Does not traverse the prototype chain.
     *
     * <p>The property is specified by a String name as defined for the <code>get</code> method.
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @param start the object in which the lookup began
     * @return true if and only if the named property is found in the object
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#get(String, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject#getProperty(Scriptable, String)
     */
    public boolean has(String name, Scriptable start);

    /**
     * Indicates whether or not an indexed property is defined in an object.
     *
     * <p>Does not traverse the prototype chain.
     *
     * <p>The property is specified by an integral index as defined for the <code>get</code> method.
     *
     * @param index the numeric index for the property
     * @param start the object in which the lookup began
     * @return true if and only if the indexed property is found in the object
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#get(int, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject#getProperty(Scriptable, int)
     */
    public boolean has(int index, Scriptable start);

    /**
     * Sets a named property in this object.
     *
     * <p>The property is specified by a string name as defined for <code>get</code>.
     *
     * <p>The possible values that may be passed in are as defined for <code>get</code>. A class
     * that implements this method may choose to ignore calls to set certain properties, in which
     * case those properties are effectively read-only.
     *
     * <p>For properties defined in a prototype chain, use <code>putProperty</code> in
     * ScriptableObject.
     *
     * <p>Note that if a property <i>a</i> is defined in the prototype <i>p</i> of an object
     * <i>o</i>, then evaluating <code>o.a = 23</code> will cause <code>set</code> to be called on
     * the prototype <i>p</i> with <i>o</i> as the <i>start</i> parameter. To preserve JavaScript
     * semantics, it is the Scriptable object's responsibility to modify <i>o</i>.
     *
     * <p>This design allows properties to be defined in prototypes and implemented in terms of
     * getters and setters of Java values without consuming slots in each instance.
     *
     * <p>The values that may be set are limited to the following:
     *
     * <UL>
     *   <LI>java.lang.Boolean objects
     *   <LI>java.lang.String objects
     *   <LI>java.lang.Number objects
     *   <LI>org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable objects
     *   <LI>null
     *   <LI>The value returned by Context.getUndefinedValue()
     * </UL>
     *
     * <p>Arbitrary Java objects may be wrapped in a Scriptable by first calling <code>
     * Context.toObject</code>. This allows the property of a JavaScript object to contain an
     * arbitrary Java object as a value.
     *
     * <p>Note that <code>has</code> will be called by the runtime first before <code>set</code> is
     * called to determine in which object the property is defined. Note that this method is not
     * expected to traverse the prototype chain, which is different from the ECMA [[Put]] operation.
     *
     * @param name the name of the property
     * @param start the object whose property is being set
     * @param value value to set the property to
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#has(String, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#get(String, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject#putProperty(Scriptable, String, Object)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Context#toObject(Object, Scriptable)
     */
    public void put(String name, Scriptable start, Object value);

    /**
     * Sets an indexed property in this object.
     *
     * <p>The property is specified by an integral index as defined for <code>get</code>.
     *
     * <p>Identical to <code>put(String, Scriptable, Object)</code> except that an integral index is
     * used to select the property.
     *
     * @param index the numeric index for the property
     * @param start the object whose property is being set
     * @param value value to set the property to
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#has(int, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#get(int, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject#putProperty(Scriptable, int, Object)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Context#toObject(Object, Scriptable)
     */
    public void put(int index, Scriptable start, Object value);

    /**
     * Removes a property from this object. This operation corresponds to the ECMA [[Delete]] except
     * that the no result is returned. The runtime will guarantee that this method is called only if
     * the property exists. After this method is called, the runtime will call Scriptable.has to see
     * if the property has been removed in order to determine the boolean result of the delete
     * operator as defined by ECMA 11.4.1.
     *
     * <p>A property can be made permanent by ignoring calls to remove it.
     *
     * <p>The property is specified by a String name as defined for <code>get</code>.
     *
     * <p>To delete properties defined in a prototype chain, see deleteProperty in ScriptableObject.
     *
     * @param name the identifier for the property
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#get(String, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject#deleteProperty(Scriptable, String)
     */
    public void delete(String name);

    /**
     * Removes a property from this object.
     *
     * <p>The property is specified by an integral index as defined for <code>get</code>.
     *
     * <p>To delete properties defined in a prototype chain, see deleteProperty in ScriptableObject.
     *
     * <p>Identical to <code>delete(String)</code> except that an integral index is used to select
     * the property.
     *
     * @param index the numeric index for the property
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable#get(int, Scriptable)
     * @see org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject#deleteProperty(Scriptable, int)
     */
    public void delete(int index);

    /**
     * Get the prototype of the object.
     *
     * @return the prototype
     */
    public Scriptable getPrototype();

    /**
     * Set the prototype of the object.
     *
     * @param prototype the prototype to set
     */
    public void setPrototype(Scriptable prototype);

    /**
     * Get the parent scope of the object.
     *
     * @return the parent scope
     */
    public Scriptable getParentScope();

    /**
     * Set the parent scope of the object.
     *
     * @param parent the parent scope to set
     */
    public void setParentScope(Scriptable parent);

    /**
     * Get an array of property ids.
     *
     * <p>Not all property ids need be returned. Those properties whose ids are not returned are
     * considered non-enumerable.
     *
     * @return an array of Objects. Each entry in the array is either a java.lang.String or a
     *     java.lang.Number
     */
    public Object[] getIds();

    /**
     * Get the default value of the object with a given hint. The hints are String.class for type
     * String, Number.class for type Number, Scriptable.class for type Object, and Boolean.class for
     * type Boolean.
     *
     * <p>A <code>hint</code> of null means "no hint".
     *
     * <p>See ECMA 8.6.2.6.
     *
     * @param hint the type hint
     * @return the default value
     */
    public Object getDefaultValue(Class<?> hint);

    /**
     * The instanceof operator.
     *
     * <p>The JavaScript code "lhs instanceof rhs" causes rhs.hasInstance(lhs) to be called.
     *
     * <p>The return value is implementation dependent so that embedded host objects can return an
     * appropriate value. See the JS 1.3 language documentation for more detail.
     *
     * <p>This operator corresponds to the proposed EMCA [[HasInstance]] operator.
     *
     * @param instance The value that appeared on the LHS of the instanceof operator
     * @return an implementation dependent value
     */
    public boolean hasInstance(Scriptable instance);
}