Module org.praxislive.core
Package org.praxislive.core

Interface ComponentRegistry

public interface ComponentRegistry
A registry of all the components available in the local system along with their metadata. Implementations usually to be provided in the RootHub lookup.

The registry may change over time, eg. by the addition of libraries. Implementations should cache the query result, so that object identity can be used to check for changes.

The contents of the registry will reflect the contents of all available

invalid reference 
ComponentFactory
. The component data from the registry result will include all component data from the ComponentFactory, as well as the ComponentFactory itself and any other implementation specific data.

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Interface
    Description
    static final class 
    ComponentRegistry.Result
    Component results to be returned from query().

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    ComponentRegistry.Result
    query()
    Query the components available on the local system.

  • Method Details

    • query

      ComponentRegistry.Result query()
      Query the components available on the local system. The same result will be returned unless the data has changed, so object identity can be used to check for changes.
      Returns:
      component information