/// <summary>
/// Translate an <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object into a tuple used by intake suppliers and output consumers in case of a single source or target.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="line">An <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object.</param>
/// <returns>A tuple consisting of an <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object and a source or target number of 1.</returns>
public static Tuple <ExternalLine, int> ToTuple(this ExternalLine line)
{
return(line.ToTuple(1));
}
/// <summary>
/// Translate a line of text into an <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="line">A line of text.</param>
/// <returns>An <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object of <see cref="Xtext"/> type.</returns>
public static ExternalLine ToExternalLine(this string line)
{
return(ExternalLine.CreateXtext(line));
}
/// <summary>
/// Translate an <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object into a tuple used by intake suppliers and output consumers.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="line">An <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object.</param>
/// <param name="indexNo">Either source or target number to assign.</param>
/// <returns>A tuple consisting of an <see cref="ExternalLine"/> object and a source or target number.</returns>
public static Tuple <ExternalLine, int> ToTuple(this ExternalLine line, int indexNo)
{
return(line == null ? null : Tuple.Create(line, indexNo));
}
