OpRequest (SciJava Ops API 1.0.0 API)

```
public interface OpRequest
```
Data structure which identifies an Op by name and/or type(s) and/or argument type(s), along with a list of input arguments.

Author:

Christian Dietz (University of Konstanz), Curtis Rueden, Gabriel Selzer

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`append(StringBuilder sb, String s)`
`Type[]`	`argTypes()`	Gets the request's argument types.
`static Type[]`	`filterNulls(Type... types)`
`String`	`label()`	Gets a label identifying the Op's scope (i.e., its name and/or types).
`String`	`name()`	Gets the name of the requested Op.
`Type`	`outType()`	Gets the request's expected output `Type`.
`default boolean`	`requestEquals(Object obj)`
`default int`	`requestHashCode()`
`default String`	`requestString()`
`Type`	`type()`	Gets the functional Op `Type` requested.
`boolean`	`typesMatch(Type opType, Map<TypeVariable<?>,Type> typeVarAssigns)`	Determines whether the specified type satisfies the op's required types.

- Method Detail
  - name
```
String name()
```
    Gets the name of the requested Op.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the requested Op
  - type
```
Type type()
```
    Gets the functional Op Type requested.
    
    Returns:
    
    the functional Op type requested
  - outType
```
Type outType()
```
    Gets the request's expected output Type.
    
    Returns:
    
    the desired Type of output objects.
  - argTypes
```
Type[] argTypes()
```
    Gets the request's argument types.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Types of the arguments that the user wishes to pass to the Op
  - label
```
String label()
```
    Gets a label identifying the Op's scope (i.e., its name and/or types).
    
    Returns:
    
    a label identifying the Op's scope
  - typesMatch
```
boolean typesMatch(Type opType,
                   Map<TypeVariable<?>,Type> typeVarAssigns)
```
    Determines whether the specified type satisfies the op's required types.
  - requestString
```
default String requestString()
```
  - requestEquals
```
default boolean requestEquals(Object obj)
```
  - requestHashCode
```
default int requestHashCode()
```
  - filterNulls
```
static Type[] filterNulls(Type... types)
```
  - append
```
static void append(StringBuilder sb,
                   String s)
```