Interface IContainerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
ContainerFactory

public interface IContainerFactory
Container factory contract ContainerFactory for default implementation.
  • Method Details

    • addDescription

      ContainerTypeDescription addDescription(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription)
      Add a ContainerTypeDescription to the set of known ContainerDescriptions.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to add to this factory. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      ContainerTypeDescription the old description of the same name, null if none found
    • getDescriptions

      List getDescriptions()
      Get a collection of the ContainerDescriptions currently known to this factory. This allows clients to query the factory to determine what if any other ContainerDescriptions are currently registered with the factory, and if so, what they are.
      Returns:
      List of ContainerTypeDescription instances
    • containsDescription

      boolean containsDescription(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription)
      Check to see if a given named description is already contained by this factory
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to look for
      Returns:
      true if description is already known to factory, false otherwise
    • getDescriptionByName

      ContainerTypeDescription getDescriptionByName(String containerTypeDescriptionName)
      Get the known ContainerTypeDescription given it's name.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the name to use as key to find ContainerTypeDescription. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      ContainerTypeDescription found. Null if not found.
    • removeDescription

      ContainerTypeDescription removeDescription(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription)
      Remove given description from set known to this factory.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to remove
      Returns:
      the removed ContainerTypeDescription, null if nothing removed
    • getDescriptionsForContainerAdapter

      ContainerTypeDescription[] getDescriptionsForContainerAdapter(Class containerAdapter)
      Get container type descriptions that support the given containerAdapter
      Parameters:
      containerAdapter - the container adapter. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      ContainerTypeDescription[] of descriptions that support the given container adapter. If no ContainerTypeDescriptions found that support the given adapter, an empty array will be returned.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer() throws ContainerCreateException
      Make a base IContainer instance.
      Returns:
      IContainer instance. A non-null instance will be returned.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ID containerID) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerID - the container's new ID. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      IContainer instance. A non-null. instance will be returned.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating a base IContainer instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer. Will not be null.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to lookup. Must not be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer. Will not be null.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if cannot create container of given name
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, Object[] parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      parameters - an Object [] of parameters passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer. A non-null instance will be returned.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, Object[] parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to lookup. Must not be null.
      parameters - the Object [] of parameters passed to the IContainerInstantiator.createInstance method. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer. Will not be null.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, String containerId) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      containerId - the container's new ID. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, String containerId, Object[] parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      containerId - the container's new ID. May be null.
      parameters - an Object [] of parameters passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, String containerId) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      containerId - the container's new ID. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, String containerId, Object[] parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      containerId - the container's new ID. May be null.
      parameters - an Object [] of parameters passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, ID containerID, Object[] parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      containerID - the container's new ID. May be null.
      parameters - an Object [] of parameters passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, ID containerID, Object[] parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to lookup. Must not be null.
      containerID - the new container's id. May be null.
      parameters - the Object [] of parameters passed to the IContainerInstantiator.createInstance method. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer. Will not be null.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, ID containerID) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to lookup. Must not be null.
      containerID - the new container's id. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer. Will not be null.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, ID containerID) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to lookup. Must not be null.
      containerID - the new container's id. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer. Will not be null.
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, ID containerID, Map parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      containerID - the container's new ID. Must not be null.
      parameters - a Map of parameters (name/value pairs) passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, String containerId, Map parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      containerId - the container's new ID. May be null.
      parameters - a Map of parameters (name/value pairs) passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, ID containerID, Map parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to lookup. Must not be null.
      containerID - the container's new ID. May be null.
      parameters - a Map of parameters (name/value pairs) passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, String containerId, Map parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to lookup. Must not be null.
      containerId - the container's new ID. May be null.
      parameters - a Map of parameters (name/value pairs) passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(ContainerTypeDescription containerTypeDescription, Map parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescription - the ContainerTypeDescription to use to create the instance. Must not be null.
      parameters - a Map of parameters (name/value pairs) passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1
    • createContainer

      IContainer createContainer(String containerTypeDescriptionName, Map parameters) throws ContainerCreateException
      Create a new container.
      Parameters:
      containerTypeDescriptionName - the ContainerTypeDescription name to lookup. Must not be null.
      parameters - a Map of parameters (name/value pairs) passed to the createInstance method of the IContainerInstantiator. May be null.
      Returns:
      a valid instance of IContainer
      Throws:
      ContainerCreateException - if some problem creating the instance.
      Since:
      3.1