Class VMDMolecularBackend

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.ui.viewers.chemistry.backends.VMDMolecularBackend

All Implemented Interfaces:

Backend, MolecularBackend

public class VMDMolecularBackend
extends Object
implements MolecularBackend

Backend for VMD (Visual Molecular Dynamics). VMD is an external application for biomolecular simulations.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
VMDMolecularBackend()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	createBackend()	Creates and returns the backend instance (or returns self if it is the backend).
String	getDescription()	Returns a description of the backend.
String	getId()	Returns the unique identifier for this backend (e.g., "javafx", "jmol", "cuda").
String	getName()	Returns the display name for UI presentation.
int	getPriority()	Returns the priority for auto-selection (higher = preferred).
String	getType()	Returns the backend type category (e.g., "plotting", "molecular", "tensor", "math").
boolean	isAvailable()	Checks if this backend is currently available (libraries loaded, etc.).
boolean	isSupport3D()	Checks if this backend supports 3D rendering.
boolean	isSupportInteractive()	Checks if this backend supports interactive manipulation.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface Backend

getAlgorithmProviders, getStatusMessage, isExplicitlyDisabled, shutdown

Constructor Details

VMDMolecularBackend

public VMDMolecularBackend()

Method Details

getType

public String getType()

Description copied from interface: Backend

Returns the backend type category (e.g., "plotting", "molecular", "tensor", "math").

Specified by:

getType in interface Backend

getId

public String getId()

Description copied from interface: Backend

Returns the unique identifier for this backend (e.g., "javafx", "jmol", "cuda").

Specified by:

getId in interface Backend

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: Backend

Returns the display name for UI presentation.

Specified by:

getName in interface Backend

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Description copied from interface: Backend

Returns a description of the backend.

Specified by:

getDescription in interface Backend

isAvailable

public boolean isAvailable()

Description copied from interface: Backend

Checks if this backend is currently available (libraries loaded, etc.).

Default implementation checks Backend.isExplicitlyDisabled() and returns false if it is.

Specified by:

isAvailable in interface Backend

getPriority

public int getPriority()

Description copied from interface: Backend

Returns the priority for auto-selection (higher = preferred). Used when multiple backends are available.

Specified by:

getPriority in interface Backend

isSupport3D

public boolean isSupport3D()

Description copied from interface: MolecularBackend

Checks if this backend supports 3D rendering.

Specified by:

isSupport3D in interface MolecularBackend

isSupportInteractive

public boolean isSupportInteractive()

Description copied from interface: MolecularBackend

Checks if this backend supports interactive manipulation.

Specified by:

isSupportInteractive in interface MolecularBackend

createBackend

public Object createBackend()

Description copied from interface: Backend

Creates and returns the backend instance (or returns self if it is the backend).

Specified by:

createBackend in interface Backend

Returns:

The backend implementation object