it.uniroma2.art.semanticturkey.plugin

Interface PluginFactory<T extends PluginConfiguration>

Type Parameters:

T -

All Known Implementing Classes:

CODAURIGeneratorFactory, NativeTemplateBasedURIGeneratorFactory, RDFSRenderingEngineFactory, SKOSRenderingEngineFactory, SKOSXLRenderingEngineFactory

public interface PluginFactory<T extends PluginConfiguration>

A factory responsible for the instantiation of a plugin.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	createDefaultPluginConfiguration() Returns the default configuration.
Object	createInstance(PluginConfiguration conf) Instantiates a plugin based on the given configuration object.
T	createPluginConfiguration(String configType) Instantiates a configuration object given the configuration class name.
String	getID() Returns the factory identifier.
Collection<PluginConfiguration>	getPluginConfigurations() Returns allowed configurations for this factory.

Method Detail

getID

String getID()

Returns the factory identifier.

Returns:

getPluginConfigurations

Collection<PluginConfiguration> getPluginConfigurations()

Returns allowed configurations for this factory.

Returns:

createDefaultPluginConfiguration

T createDefaultPluginConfiguration()

Returns the default configuration.

Returns:

createPluginConfiguration

T createPluginConfiguration(String configType)
                                                        throws UnsupportedPluginConfigurationException,
                                                               UnloadablePluginConfigurationException,
                                                               ClassNotFoundException

Instantiates a configuration object given the configuration class name.

Parameters:

confType -

Returns:

Throws:

UnsupportedPluginConfigurationException

UnloadablePluginConfigurationException

ClassNotFoundException

createInstance

Object createInstance(PluginConfiguration conf)

Instantiates a plugin based on the given configuration object.

Parameters:

conf -

Returns: