org.verapdf.core

Interface Registry<K,V>

Type Parameters:

K - the Registry key type

V - the Registry value type

All Superinterfaces:

Directory<K,V>

All Known Implementing Classes:

MapBackedRegistry

public interface Registry<K,V>
extends Directory<K,V>

A read/write Registry that supports key and value types.

Author:

Carl Wilson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
V	putdateItem(K key, V value) Registers or updates an item in Registry caring not if the item already exists.
void	putdateItems(Map<K,V> itemMap) Registers or updates all item in Registry caring not if the items already exist or not.
V	registerItem(K key, V value) Add a single item to the Registry
void	registerItems(Map<K,V> itemMap) Add a Map of items to the Registry
V	removeItem(K key) Unregister an item from the Registry.
void	removeItems(Set<K> keys) Unregister a Set of items from the Registry.
V	updateItem(K key, V value) Updates the value associated with the key and throws and exception if the item isn't registered.
void	updateItems(Map<K,V> itemMap)

Methods inherited from interface org.verapdf.core.Directory

getItem, getItems, getKeys, isEmpty, size

Method Detail

registerItem

V registerItem(K key,
               V value)

Add a single item to the Registry

Parameters:

key - the lookup key for the value to add

value - the value to add

Returns:

the added value

registerItems

void registerItems(Map<K,V> itemMap)

Add a Map of items to the Registry

Parameters:

itemMap -

removeItem

V removeItem(K key)

Unregister an item from the Registry.

Parameters:

key - the lookup key for the value to unregister.

Returns:

the removed value or null if no value was associated with the key

removeItems

void removeItems(Set<K> keys)

Unregister a Set of items from the Registry.

Parameters:

keys - the Set of lookup keys to remove.

putdateItem

V putdateItem(K key,
              V value)

Registers or updates an item in Registry caring not if the item already exists.

Parameters:

key - the lookup key of the value to putdate.

value - the value to be used for the putdate.

Returns:

the old value of the item

putdateItems

void putdateItems(Map<K,V> itemMap)

Registers or updates all item in Registry caring not if the items already exist or not.

Parameters:

itemMap - a Map of keys & values to add.

updateItem

V updateItem(K key,
             V value)

Updates the value associated with the key and throws and exception if the item isn't registered.

Parameters:

key - the lookup key of the value to update

value - the value used in the update

Returns:

the old value of the item

Throws:

NoSuchElementException - if no value is associated with the key

updateItems

void updateItems(Map<K,V> itemMap)

Parameters:

itemMap -

Throws:

NoSuchElementException - if no value is associated with one of the keys