/// <summary>
/// Returns true if the given equivalence class is consumed by other objects, along
/// with a message detailing its uses (otherwise returns false and a null string).
/// </summary>
public bool EquivalenceClassIsConsumed(string parameter, string equivalenceClass, out string consumers)
{
consumers = null;
string qualifiedEquivalenceClass = $"{parameter}.{equivalenceClass}";
ConsumerObjects consumerObjects =
((_equivalenceClassConsumers == null) ||
!_equivalenceClassConsumers.ContainsKey(qualifiedEquivalenceClass))
? null
: _equivalenceClassConsumers[qualifiedEquivalenceClass];
if (consumerObjects == null)
{
return(false);
}
string consumerList = consumerObjects.ListOfConsumers();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(consumerList))
{
return(false);
}
consumers = $"Equivalence class {qualifiedEquivalenceClass} is used by {consumerList}";
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns true if the given parameter is consumed by other objects, along with
/// a message detailing its uses (otherwise returns false and a null string).
/// </summary>
public bool InputParameterIsConsumed(string parameter, out string consumers)
{
consumers = null;
ConsumerObjects consumerObjects =
((_inputParameterConsumers == null) ||
!_inputParameterConsumers.ContainsKey(parameter))
? null
: _inputParameterConsumers[parameter];
if (consumerObjects == null)
{
return(false);
}
string consumerList = consumerObjects.ListOfConsumers();
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(consumerList))
{
return(false);
}
consumers = $"Input parameter {parameter} is used by {consumerList}";
return(true);
}