+ void combinePatterns(const QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* >& patternSrc, int srcCol, QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* > patternDest, int destCol);\r
+ /*!\r
+ * \brief appendToPattern\r
+ * \param patternSrc the pattern that must be appended to patternDest\r
+ * \param srcCol the column index within patternSrc\r
+ * \param patternDest the pattern that is modified by the append \r
+ * \param nbCols the numer of columns to append \r
+ * BEWARE: if nbCols is not consistent with the real length of src pattern, there may be less that nbCols\r
+ * that will be appended\r
+ */\r
+ void appendToPattern(const QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* >& patternSrc, int srcCol, QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* > patternDest, int nbCols);\r
+ /*!\r
+ * \brief removeDataGroup\r
+ * \param pattern the pattern for which a column is removed\r
+ * \param offset the index of the column to remove \r
+ */\r
+ void removeDataGroup(QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* >& pattern, int offset);\r
+ /*!\r
+ * \brief isValidGroup\r
+ * \param pattern the pattern to test\r
+ * \param offset the column to test\r
+ * isValidGroup checks if there is at least one 1 in the column offset of pattern.\r
+ */\r
+ bool isValidDataGroup(const QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* >& pattern, int offset);\r
+ /*!\r
+ * \brief isOnlyXGroup\r
+ * \param pattern the pattern to test\r
+ * \param offset the column to test\r
+ * isOnlyXGroup checks if there is only X in the column offset of pattern.\r
+ */\r
+ bool isOnlyXDataGroup(const QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* >& pattern, int offset);\r
+ /*!\r
+ * \brief shifRightPattern\r
+ * \param pattern the pattern to shift\r
+ * \param offset the column where to shift\r
+ * shiftRightPattern insert a null colmun in pattern, which leads to shift right the pattern at offset.\r
+ * this method is used during admittance generation\r
+ */\r
+ void shiftRightPattern(const QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* >& pattern, int offset);\r
+\r
+ QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* > consumptionPattern;\r
+ QMap<AbstractInterface*, QString > admittance; // the admittance expressed as prologue-cyclic part-eppilogue\r
+ QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* > admittanceExpanded; // the admittance expanded by taking into account nb exec.\r
+ QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* > productionPattern;\r
+ QMap<AbstractInterface*, QList<char>* > outputPattern; // CAUTION: the QList<char>* must also be stored in the outputPattern attributes of AbstractInterface\r
+ QList<int> productionCounter; //! only usefull for control output interfaces\r