Interface IdentifiableFactoryFinder<E extends Identifiable>

All Known Subinterfaces:
TaggedComponentFactoryFinder
All Known Implementing Classes:
IdentifiableFactoryFinderBase, TaggedComponentFactoryFinderImpl, TaggedProfileFactoryFinderImpl, TaggedProfileTemplateFactoryFinderImpl

public interface IdentifiableFactoryFinder<E extends Identifiable>
Interface used to manage a group of related IdentifiableFactory instances. Factories can be registered, and invoked through a create method, which must be implemented to handle the case of no registered factory appropriately.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    create(int id, InputStream is)
    If there is a registered factory for id, use it to read an Identifiable from is.
    void
    Register a factory for the given id.
  • Method Details

    • create

      E create(int id, InputStream is)
      If there is a registered factory for id, use it to read an Identifiable from is. Otherwise create an appropriate generic container, or throw an error. The type of generic container, or error behavior is a property of the implementation.
      Parameters:
      id - id of registered factory
      is - stream to read from
      Returns:
      Identifiable found
    • registerFactory

      void registerFactory(IdentifiableFactory<E> factory)
      Register a factory for the given id.
      Parameters:
      factory - factory to register