org.kuali.kra.infrastructure

Class KraServiceLocator

java.lang.Object

org.kuali.kra.infrastructure.KraServiceLocator

public final class KraServiceLocator
extends Object

Service locator used for research administration.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext	getAppContext() Gets the appContext attribute.
static <T> T	getService(Class<T> serviceClass) Uses the service interface to find the first service that matches it by name as a default service.
static <T> T	getService(String serviceName) Lookups a service by name.
static void	setAppContext(org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext appContext) Sets the appContext attribute value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

setAppContext

public static void setAppContext(org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext appContext)

Sets the appContext attribute value.

Parameters:

appContext - The appContext to set.

getAppContext

public static org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext getAppContext()

Gets the appContext attribute.

Returns:

Returns the appContext.

getService

public static <T> T getService(String serviceName)

Lookups a service by name.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of service you want.

Parameters:

serviceName - name of the Interface class of the service you want

Returns:

the service

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the service name is blank.

getService

public static <T> T getService(Class<T> serviceClass)

Uses the service interface to find the first service that matches it by name as a default service. There may be many services for a given interface. Only use this method if you are interested in finding a service that matches the convention described.

The service name and the service interface name are the same when converted to lowercase. Again, this method should only be used in the special case where this convention applies. On KRA, this is usually the case.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of service you want.

Parameters:

serviceClass - Interface class of the service you want

Returns:

the service

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the service class is null.