org.azyva.dragom.model.plugin

Interface UndefinedDescendantNodeManagerPlugin

All Superinterfaces:

ClassificationNodePlugin, NodePlugin

public interface UndefinedDescendantNodeManagerPlugin
extends ClassificationNodePlugin

This ClassificationNodePlugin allows the Model to evolve dynamically at runtime, generally based on information obtained from an external system such as a SCM.

The idea is that configuring and maintaining the configuration for each Module individually using Config and its members can be tedious for an organization having many Module's. Using an implementation of UndefinedDescendantNodeManagerPlugin, and indirectly FindModuleByArtifactGroupIdPlugin and ArtifactInfoPlugin, it is possible to only configure the main ClassificationNode's of the Module hierarchy and let the plugin dynamically add new requested ClassificationNode's and Module's by validating their existence in an external system such as a SCM.

Author:

David Raymond

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ClassificationNode	requestClassificationNode(String name) Requests that a ClassificationNode be dynamically created.
Module	requestModule(String name) Requests that a Module be dynamically created.

Methods inherited from interface org.azyva.dragom.model.plugin.ClassificationNodePlugin

getClassificationNode

Methods inherited from interface org.azyva.dragom.model.plugin.NodePlugin

getNode

Method Detail

requestClassificationNode

ClassificationNode requestClassificationNode(String name)

Requests that a ClassificationNode be dynamically created.

null must be returned to indicate that the requested ClassificationNode cannot be created because it does not exist or any other reason.

If a ClassificationNode is returned, it must be completely created, installed within the Model (using MutableClassificationNode.createChildMutableClassificationNode()) and ready to use.

Parameters:

name - Name of the ClassificationNode.

Returns:

Newly created ClassificationNode. null if the ClassificationNode cannot be created.

requestModule

Module requestModule(String name)

Requests that a Module be dynamically created.

null must be returned to indicate that the requested Module cannot be created because it does not exist or any other reason.

If a Module is returned, it must be completely created, installed within the Model (using MutableClassificationNode.createChildMutableModule()) and ready to use.

Parameters:

name - Name of the Module.

Returns:

Newly created Module. null if the Module cannot be created.