org.eclipse.ecf.core.sharedobject
Interface ISharedObjectFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

SharedObjectFactory

public interface ISharedObjectFactory

Container factory contract SharedObjectFactory for default implementation.

Method Summary

SharedObjectTypeDescription	addDescription(SharedObjectTypeDescription description)
boolean	containsDescription(SharedObjectTypeDescription description) Check to see if a given named description is already contained by this factory
ISharedObject	createSharedObject(SharedObjectTypeDescription typeDescription, java.lang.Object[] args) Create ISharedObject instance.
ISharedObject	createSharedObject(java.lang.String descriptionName) Create ISharedObject instance.
ISharedObject	createSharedObject(java.lang.String descriptionName, java.lang.Object[] args) Create ISharedObject instance.
SharedObjectTypeDescription	getDescriptionByName(java.lang.String name) Get the known SharedObjectTypeDescription given it's name.
java.util.List	getDescriptions() Get a collection of the SharedObjectTypeDescriptions currently known to this factory.
SharedObjectTypeDescription	removeDescription(SharedObjectTypeDescription scd) Remove given description from set known to this factory.

Method Detail

addDescription

SharedObjectTypeDescription addDescription(SharedObjectTypeDescription description)

getDescriptions

java.util.List getDescriptions()

Get a collection of the SharedObjectTypeDescriptions currently known to this factory. This allows clients to query the factory to determine what if any other SharedObjectTypeDescriptions are currently registered with the factory, and if so, what they are.

Returns:

List of SharedObjectTypeDescription instances. Will not be null.

containsDescription

boolean containsDescription(SharedObjectTypeDescription description)

Check to see if a given named description is already contained by this factory

Parameters:

description - the SharedObjectTypeDescription to look for

Returns:

true if description is already known to factory, false otherwise

getDescriptionByName

SharedObjectTypeDescription getDescriptionByName(java.lang.String name)
                                                 throws SharedObjectCreateException

Get the known SharedObjectTypeDescription given it's name.

Parameters:

name -

Returns:

SharedObjectTypeDescription found. Null if description not found.

Throws:

SharedObjectCreateException

createSharedObject

ISharedObject createSharedObject(SharedObjectTypeDescription typeDescription,
                                 java.lang.Object[] args)
                                 throws SharedObjectCreateException

Create ISharedObject instance. Given a SharedObjectTypeDescription object, a String [] of argument types, and an Object [] of parameters, this method will

• lookup the known SharedObjectTypeDescriptions to find one of matching name
• if found, will retrieve or create an ISharedObjectInstantiator for that description
• Call the ISharedObjectInstantiator.createInstance method to return an instance of ISharedObject

Parameters:

typeDescription - the SharedObjectTypeDescription to use to create the instance

args - an Object [] of arguments passed to the createInstance method of the ISharedObjectInstantiator

Returns:

a valid instance of ISharedObject. Will not be null.

Throws:

SharedObjectCreateException - if shared object cannot be created

createSharedObject

ISharedObject createSharedObject(java.lang.String descriptionName)
                                 throws SharedObjectCreateException

Create ISharedObject instance. Given a SharedObjectTypeDescription name, this method will

• lookup the known SharedObjectTypeDescriptions to find one of matching name
• if found, will retrieve or create an ISharedObjectInstantiator for that description
• Call the ISharedObjectInstantiator.createInstance method to return an instance of ISharedObject

Parameters:

descriptionName - the SharedObjectTypeDescription name to lookup

Returns:

a valid instance of ISharedObject. Will not be null.

Throws:

SharedObjectCreateException

createSharedObject

ISharedObject createSharedObject(java.lang.String descriptionName,
                                 java.lang.Object[] args)
                                 throws SharedObjectCreateException

Create ISharedObject instance. Given a SharedObjectTypeDescription name, this method will

• lookup the known SharedObjectTypeDescriptions to find one of matching name
• if found, will retrieve or create an ISharedObjectInstantiator for that description
• Call the ISharedObjectInstantiator.createInstance method to return an instance of ISharedObject

Parameters:

descriptionName - the SharedObjectTypeDescription name to lookup

args - the Object [] of arguments passed to the ISharedObjectInstantiator.createInstance method

Returns:

a valid instance of IContainer. Will not be null.

Throws:

SharedObjectCreateException

removeDescription

SharedObjectTypeDescription removeDescription(SharedObjectTypeDescription scd)

Remove given description from set known to this factory.

Parameters:

scd - the SharedObjectTypeDescription to remove

Returns:

the removed SharedObjectTypeDescription, null if nothing removed