diff -r 14dc2103a631 -r ed1c9f64298a trace/tracebuilder/com.nokia.tracebuilder/src/com/nokia/tracebuilder/engine/rules/AutoAddParameterRuleBase.java
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+++ b/trace/tracebuilder/com.nokia.tracebuilder/src/com/nokia/tracebuilder/engine/rules/AutoAddParameterRuleBase.java	Wed Jun 23 14:35:40 2010 +0300
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+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2007 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
+* All rights reserved.
+* This component and the accompanying materials are made available
+* under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
+* which accompanies this distribution, and is available
+* at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
+*
+* Initial Contributors:
+* Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
+*
+* Contributors:
+*
+* Description:
+*
+* Base class for the auto-add parameter rules
+*
+*/
+package com.nokia.tracebuilder.engine.rules;
+
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.engine.TraceBuilderGlobals;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.engine.utils.TraceMultiplierRule;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.Trace;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceBuilderException;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceModelExtension;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceObjectRule;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceObjectRuleCreateObject;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceObjectRuleRemoveOnCreate;
+import com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceObjectUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Base class for the auto-add parameter rules
+ * 
+ */
+abstract class AutoAddParameterRuleBase extends RuleBase implements
+		TraceObjectRuleCreateObject, TraceObjectRuleRemoveOnCreate,
+		CopyAndRemoveExtensionRule {
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceObjectRuleCreateObject#createObject()
+	 */
+	public void createObject() {
+		TraceObjectRule rule = getRule();
+		TraceModelExtension[] extensions = null;
+		if (rule != null) {
+			extensions = new TraceModelExtension[] { rule };
+		}
+		Trace owner = (Trace) getOwner();
+		int id = owner.getNextParameterID();
+		String name = TraceObjectUtils.modifyDuplicateParameterName(owner,
+				getName()).getData();
+		String type = getType();
+		try {
+			owner.getModel().getVerifier().checkTraceParameterProperties(owner,
+					null, id, name, type);
+			owner.getModel().getFactory().createTraceParameter(owner, id, name,
+					type, extensions);
+		} catch (TraceBuilderException e) {
+			TraceBuilderGlobals.getEvents().postError(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the name for the new parameter
+	 * 
+	 * @return the parameter name
+	 */
+	protected abstract String getName();
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the new parameter type
+	 * 
+	 * @return the type
+	 */
+	protected abstract String getType();
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the rule for the parameter
+	 * 
+	 * @return the rule
+	 */
+	protected abstract TraceObjectRule getRule();
+
+	/*
+	 * (non-Javadoc)
+	 * 
+	 * @see com.nokia.tracebuilder.model.TraceObjectRuleRemoveOnCreate#canBeRemoved()
+	 */
+	public boolean canBeRemoved() {
+		// If the owner has a multiplier, this needs to be moved to it using the
+		// CopyAndRemoveExtensionRule
+		return getOwner().getExtension(TraceMultiplierRule.class) == null;
+	}
+
+}