craigmcc 2004/10/02 12:20:55 Added: chain/src/java/org/apache/commons/chain CatalogFactory.java Log: Commit the proposed CatalogFactory interface, from Sean Schofield. This is primarily for discussion at this point; I'm not (quite) ready to consider it to be part of the final API for [chain]. Revision Changes Path 1.1 jakarta-commons/chain/src/java/org/apache/commons/chain/CatalogFactory.java Index: CatalogFactory.java =================================================================== /*
* Copyright 1999-2004 The Apache Software Foundation * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package org.apache.commons.chain; /** * <p>A [EMAIL PROTECTED] CatalogFactory} is a class used to store and retrieve * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catalog}s. The factory allows for a default [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catalog} * as well as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catalog}s stored with a name key. Follows the * Factory pattern (see GoF).</p> * * @author Sean Schofield * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004/10/02 19:20:55 $ */ public interface CatalogFactory { /** * <p>Returns a instance of CatalogFactory.</p> * * @return an instance of CatalogFactory */ public CatalogFactory getInstance(); /** * <p>Gets the default instance of Catalog associated with the factory.</p> * * @return the default Catalog instance */ public Catalog getCatalog(); /** * <p>Sets the default instance of Catalog associated with the factory.</p> * * @param catalog the default Catalog instance */ public void setCatalog(Catalog catalog); /** * <p>Retrieves a Catalog instance by name.</p> * * @param name the name of the Catalog to retrieve * @return the specified Catalog */ public Catalog getCatalog(String name); /** * <p>Adds a named instance of Catalog to the factory (for subsequent * retrieval later).</p> * * @param name the name of the Catalog to add * @param catalog the Catalog to add */ public void addCatalog(String name, Catalog catalog); } --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
