org.apache.tuscany.sca.provider
Interface ProviderFactoryExtensionPoint

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultProviderFactoryExtensionPoint

public interface ProviderFactoryExtensionPoint

An extension point for provider factories. Holds all of the provider factories from loaded extension points. Allows a provider factory to be located based on a given model type. Hence the runtime can generate runtime artifacts from the in memory assembly model.

Method Summary

void	addProviderFactory(ProviderFactory providerFactory) Add a provider factory.
java.util.List<PolicyProviderFactory>	getPolicyProviderFactories() Get a list of registered PolicyProviderFactory
ProviderFactory	getProviderFactory(java.lang.Class<?> modelType) Returns the provider factory associated with the given model type.
void	removeProviderFactory(ProviderFactory providerFactory) Remove a provider factory.

Method Detail

addProviderFactory

void addProviderFactory(ProviderFactory providerFactory)

Add a provider factory.

Parameters:

providerFactory - The provider factory

removeProviderFactory

void removeProviderFactory(ProviderFactory providerFactory)

Remove a provider factory.

Parameters:

providerFactory - The provider factory

getProviderFactory

ProviderFactory getProviderFactory(java.lang.Class<?> modelType)

Returns the provider factory associated with the given model type.

Parameters:

modelType - A model type

Returns:

The provider factory associated with the given model type

getPolicyProviderFactories

java.util.List<PolicyProviderFactory> getPolicyProviderFactories()

Get a list of registered PolicyProviderFactory

Returns:

a list of registered PolicyProviderFactory