org.ow2.util.component.api
Interface IComponentRegistry

public interface IComponentRegistry

This interface is the registry of the Components.

Author:

Florent Benoit

Method Summary

Component	getComponent(java.lang.String componentName) Allow to get a reference on another component.
java.lang.String	getComponentName(Component component)
<T extends Component> java.util.List<T>	getComponents(java.lang.Class<T> itf) Get the components that implements the given interface.
void	register(java.lang.String componentName, Component component) Register a component.
void	unregister(Component component) Unregister a component.
void	unregister(java.lang.String componentName) Unregister a component.

Method Detail

getComponent

Component getComponent(java.lang.String componentName)

Allow to get a reference on another component.

Parameters:

componentName - the name of the component

Returns:

the component.

getComponentName

java.lang.String getComponentName(Component component)

Parameters:

component - EZBComponent instance.

Returns:

Returns the component name from the EZBComponent instance.

getComponents

<T extends Component> java.util.List<T> getComponents(java.lang.Class<T> itf)

Get the components that implements the given interface.

Type Parameters:

T - an interface extending EZBComponent.

Parameters:

itf - the given interface

Returns:

an array of components implementing the given interface

register

void register(java.lang.String componentName,
              Component component)
              throws ComponentException

Register a component.

Parameters:

componentName - the name of the component to register

component - the component to register.

Throws:

ComponentException - if registering fails.

unregister

void unregister(java.lang.String componentName)
                throws ComponentException

Unregister a component.

Parameters:

componentName - the component name to unregister.

Throws:

ComponentException - if unregistering fails.

unregister

void unregister(Component component)
                throws ComponentException

Unregister a component.

Parameters:

component - the instance of the component to unregister.

Throws:

ComponentException - if unregistering fails.