org.n52.janmayen.component

Interface ComponentFactory<K,C extends Component<K>>

Type Parameters:

C - the component type

K - the key type

All Superinterfaces:

Keyed<K>

All Known Subinterfaces:

SingleTypeComponentFactory<K,C>

public interface ComponentFactory<K,C extends Component<K>>
extends Keyed<K>

Interface for Component factories.

Since:

1.0.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
C	create(K key) Creates the Component associated with the supplied key.
default Set<C>	createAll() Creates all Components supported by this factory.
Set<K>	getKeys() Get all keys that are supported by this factory.
default boolean	has(K key) Checks if this factory supports the supplied key.

Method Detail

has

default boolean has(K key)

Checks if this factory supports the supplied key.

Parameters:

key - the key

Returns:

if this factory supports the key.

createAll

default Set<C> createAll()

Creates all Components supported by this factory.

Returns:

the components

getKeys

Set<K> getKeys()

Get all keys that are supported by this factory.

Specified by:

getKeys in interface Keyed<K>

Returns:

the keys

create

C create(K key)

Creates the Component associated with the supplied key. Whether this method will always return the same instance or a fresh instance for each call is implementation dependent.

Parameters:

key - the key

Returns:

the Component