diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'branches/sca-java-2.0-M4/modules/extensibility/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/FactoryExtensionPoint.java')
-rw-r--r-- | branches/sca-java-2.0-M4/modules/extensibility/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/FactoryExtensionPoint.java | 54 |
1 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/branches/sca-java-2.0-M4/modules/extensibility/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/FactoryExtensionPoint.java b/branches/sca-java-2.0-M4/modules/extensibility/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/FactoryExtensionPoint.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4d38cb8afe --- /dev/null +++ b/branches/sca-java-2.0-M4/modules/extensibility/src/main/java/org/apache/tuscany/sca/core/FactoryExtensionPoint.java @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +/* + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one + * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file + * distributed with this work for additional information + * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file + * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the + * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance + * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, + * software distributed under the License is distributed on an + * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY + * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the + * specific language governing permissions and limitations + * under the License. + */ + +package org.apache.tuscany.sca.core; + +/** + * An extension point for model factories. Model factories are provided to + * abstract the classes that represent artifacts in the assembly model away + * from their creation mechanism. When the runtime needs to extend the model + * as it reads in contributed artifacts it looks up the factory for the + * artifact required in this registry + * + * @version $Rev$ $Date$ + */ +public interface FactoryExtensionPoint { + + /** + * Add a model factory extension. + * + * @param factory The factory to add + */ + void addFactory(Object factory); + + /** + * Remove a model factory extension. + * + * @param factory The factory to remove + */ + void removeFactory(Object factory); + + /** + * Get a factory implementing the given interface. + * @param factoryInterface the lookup key (factory interface) + * @return The factory + */ + <T> T getFactory(Class<T> factoryInterface); + +} |