org.oncoblocks.centromere.core.util

Interface ComponentRegistry<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComponentRegistry, DataTypeProcessorRegistry, ModelRegistry, ModelRepositoryRegistry

public interface ComponentRegistry<T>

API for a bean object that allows registering and looking-up beans with String aliases. Registered objects are stored in a Map.

Since:

0.4.1

Author:

woemler

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	add(String keyword, T object) Adds a new mapping in theregistry, with the given keyword and object value.
void	add(T object) Adds a new mapping in the registry for the given object.
boolean	exists(String keyword) Tests to see if a mapping exists for the given keyword.
boolean	exists(T object) Tests to see if a given object is mapped in the registry.
T	find(String keyword) Returns the mapped object, given a keyword alias.
Iterable<T>	getRegisteredComponents() Returns only the registered objects, without their keyword aliases.
Map<String,T>	getRegistry() Returns the entire Map of registered items.
void	setRegistry(Map<String,T> registry) Sets the registry mappings, given a supplied Map of keyword-object mappings.

Method Detail

find

T find(String keyword)

Returns the mapped object, given a keyword alias.

Parameters:

keyword - String value of the alias.

Returns:

mapped object.

exists

boolean exists(String keyword)

Tests to see if a mapping exists for the given keyword.

Parameters:

keyword - String keyword.

Returns:

boolean result of test.

exists

boolean exists(T object)

Tests to see if a given object is mapped in the registry.

Parameters:

object - mappable object.

Returns:

boolean result of test.

add

void add(T object)

Adds a new mapping in the registry for the given object. Presumes some logive will be supplied for a default keyword mapping scheme.

Parameters:

object - The object to be registered.

add

void add(String keyword,
         T object)

Adds a new mapping in theregistry, with the given keyword and object value.

Parameters:

keyword - String alias for the object.

object - The object to be registered.

getRegistry

Map<String,T> getRegistry()

Returns the entire Map of registered items.

Returns:

map of registry.

getRegisteredComponents

Iterable<T> getRegisteredComponents()

Returns only the registered objects, without their keyword aliases.

Returns:

A collection of registered objects.

setRegistry

void setRegistry(Map<String,T> registry)

Sets the registry mappings, given a supplied Map of keyword-object mappings.

Parameters:

registry - map of aliases and objects.