frames.utilities

Class JFactory

java.lang.Object

frames.utilities.JFactory

public class JFactory
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for generating Borchardt Transition-Space frames. You probably want to look at spaceprocessors.TrajectorySpaceProcessor as well. By running a trajectory space through a processor, you get all the ladders arranged correctly, even if they were not in time order before, as in John flew after John ran versus John ran and then John Flew.

Author:

Patrick Winston

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
JFactory()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Relation	createGo(Entity moveable, Entity path) Creates a Jackendoff Go, meaning a moveable moves along a path.
static Relation	createMove(Entity mover, Entity go) Creates a Jackendoff Move, meaning an agent causes a Go.
static Sequence	createPath() Creates an empty path.
static Function	createPathElement(java.lang.String type, Entity thing) Creates a Jackendoff path element; type argument must be one of Jackendoff's path-element modifiers.
static Function	createPlace(java.lang.String type, Entity thing) Creates a Jackendoff place; type argument must be one of Jackendoff's place modifiers.
static Relation	createStay(Entity moveable, Entity place) Creates a Jackendoff Stay, meaning a moveable fails to move along a path.
static Sequence	createTrajectoryLadder() Creates an empty trajectory ladder.
static Sequence	createTrajectorySpace() Creates an empty eventSpace.
static Sequence	extendPath(Sequence path, Function pathElement) Extends a path.
static Sequence	extendTrajectoryLadder(Sequence trajectoryLadder, Function go) Extends a trajectoryLadder.
static Sequence	extendTrajectorySpace(Sequence eventSpace, Sequence trajectoryLadder) Extends a eventSpace.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JFactory

public JFactory()

Method Detail

createPlace

public static Function createPlace(java.lang.String type,
                   Entity thing)

Creates a Jackendoff place; type argument must be one of Jackendoff's place modifiers.

createPathElement

public static Function createPathElement(java.lang.String type,
                         Entity thing)

Creates a Jackendoff path element; type argument must be one of Jackendoff's path-element modifiers.

createGo

public static Relation createGo(Entity moveable,
                Entity path)

Creates a Jackendoff Go, meaning a moveable moves along a path.

createStay

public static Relation createStay(Entity moveable,
                  Entity place)

Creates a Jackendoff Stay, meaning a moveable fails to move along a path.

createMove

public static Relation createMove(Entity mover,
                  Entity go)

Creates a Jackendoff Move, meaning an agent causes a Go. Imagines Agent and Go types if not present. Deprecated because parser generates this as two distinct moves, one by the agent, the other by the moved object.

createPath

public static Sequence createPath()

Creates an empty path.

extendPath

public static Sequence extendPath(Sequence path,
                  Function pathElement)

Extends a path. Warns if types wrong.

createTrajectoryLadder

public static Sequence createTrajectoryLadder()

Creates an empty trajectory ladder.

extendTrajectoryLadder

public static Sequence extendTrajectoryLadder(Sequence trajectoryLadder,
                              Function go)

Extends a trajectoryLadder. Warns if types wrong.

createTrajectorySpace

public static Sequence createTrajectorySpace()

Creates an empty eventSpace.

extendTrajectorySpace

public static Sequence extendTrajectorySpace(Sequence eventSpace,
                             Sequence trajectoryLadder)

Extends a eventSpace. Warns if types wrong.