# A type described by a text annoted with links.
#
# For use with Nitdoc only.
class MRawType
	super MType

	redef var model

	# The parts that contitute the description of the type.
	var parts: Sequence[MTypePart] = new Array[MTypePart]

	redef fun as_nullable do
		not_available
		return self
	end
	redef fun need_anchor do
		not_available
		return false
	end
	redef fun resolve_for(mtype, anchor, mmodule, cleanup_virtual) do
		not_available
		return self
	end
	redef fun can_resolve_for(mtype, anchor, mmodule) do
		not_available
		return true
	end
	redef fun collect_mclassdefs(mmodule) do
		not_available
		return new HashSet[MClassDef]
	end
	redef fun collect_mclasses(mmodule) do
		not_available
		return new HashSet[MClass]
	end
	redef fun collect_mtypes(mmodule) do
		not_available
		return new HashSet[MClassType]
	end

	redef fun to_s do return parts.to_s

	private fun not_available do
		assert false else
			sys.stderr.write "A `MRawType` is for documentation-purpose only so the requested operation is not available.\n"
		end
	end
end