1 /** 2 * 3 * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 4 * (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 5 * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL 6 * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, 7 * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the 8 * specific language governing rights and limitations under the License. 9 * 10 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 11 * 2001. All Rights Reserved. 12 * 13 * Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of the 14 * GNU General Public License (the "GPL"), in which case the provisions of the GPL are 15 * applicable instead of those above. If you wish to allow use of your version of this 16 * file only under the terms of the GPL and not to allow others to use your version 17 * of this file under the MPL, indicate your decision by deleting the provisions above 18 * and replace them with the notice and other provisions required by the GPL License. 19 * If you do not delete the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of 20 * this file under either the MPL or the GPL. 21 */ 22 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.testpanel.util.compare; 23 24 import java.util.List; 25 26 public abstract class StructureComparison { 27 //~ Methods -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 29 /** 30 * @return Removes all group comparisons and extra groups and "flattens" 31 * them by bringing their children up the hierarchy so that only 32 * segment comparisons and extra segments are returned. Some entries 33 * in the returned list may be null if that position would contain 34 * an extra segment in the other message's list 35 */ 36 public abstract List<SegmentComparison> flattenMessage(); 37 }