org.objectweb.fractal.api.type
Interface TypeFactory

public interface TypeFactory

A component interface to create component and interface type objects.

Field Summary

static boolean	CLIENT The isClient value to be used in createFcItfType to create a client interface type.
static boolean	COLLECTION The isCollection value to be used in createFcItfType to create a collection interface type.
static boolean	MANDATORY The isOptional value to be used in createFcItfType to create a mandatory interface type.
static boolean	OPTIONAL The isOptional value to be used in createFcItfType to create an optional interface type.
static boolean	SERVER The isClient value to be used in createFcItfType to create a server interface type.
static boolean	SINGLE The isCollection value to be used in createFcItfType to create a singleton interface type.

Method Summary

InterfaceType	createFcItfType(String name, String signature, boolean isClient, boolean isOptional, boolean isCollection) Creates an interface type.
ComponentType	createFcType(InterfaceType[] interfaceTypes) Creates a component type.

Field Detail

SERVER

public static final boolean SERVER

The isClient value to be used in createFcItfType to create a server interface type.

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Constant Field Values

CLIENT

public static final boolean CLIENT

The isClient value to be used in createFcItfType to create a client interface type.

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MANDATORY

public static final boolean MANDATORY

The isOptional value to be used in createFcItfType to create a mandatory interface type.

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OPTIONAL

public static final boolean OPTIONAL

The isOptional value to be used in createFcItfType to create an optional interface type.

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SINGLE

public static final boolean SINGLE

The isCollection value to be used in createFcItfType to create a singleton interface type.

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COLLECTION

public static final boolean COLLECTION

The isCollection value to be used in createFcItfType to create a collection interface type.

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Method Detail

createFcItfType

public InterfaceType createFcItfType(String name,
                                     String signature,
                                     boolean isClient,
                                     boolean isOptional,
                                     boolean isCollection)
                              throws InstantiationException

Creates an interface type.

Parameters:

name - the name of interfaces of this type (see getFcItfName).

signature - signatures of the methods of interfaces of this type. In Java this "signature" is the fully qualified name of a Java interface corresponding to these method signatures.

isClient - true if component interfaces of this type are client interfaces.

isOptional - true if component interfaces of this type are optional interfaces.

isCollection - true if a component may have several interfaces of this type.

Returns:

an interface type initialized with the given values.

Throws:

InstantiationException - if the interface type cannot be created.

createFcType

public ComponentType createFcType(InterfaceType[] interfaceTypes)
                           throws InstantiationException

Creates a component type.

Parameters:

interfaceTypes - the interface types of the component type to be created.

Returns:

a component type whose getFcInterfaceTypes method returns an array equal to interfaceTypes.

Throws:

InstantiationException - if the component type cannot be created.