org.apache.felix.ipojo
Interface HandlerFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Factory

All Known Implementing Classes:

HandlerManagerFactory

public interface HandlerFactory
extends Factory

Service interface published by handler factory. This interface allows interacting the the handler factory to create Handler objects.

Author:

Felix Project Team

See Also:

Factory

Field Summary

static String

IPOJO_NAMESPACE The iPOJO Default Namespace.

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.felix.ipojo.Factory

INVALID, VALID

Method Summary

String	getHandlerName() Gets the name associated with this handler factory.
String	getNamespace() Gets the namespace associated with this handler factory.
int	getStartLevel() Gets the start level of the handler objects created by this factory.
String	getType() Gets the type of the handler factory.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.felix.ipojo.Factory

addFactoryStateListener, createComponentInstance, createComponentInstance, getBundleContext, getClassName, getComponentDescription, getDescription, getMissingHandlers, getName, getRequiredHandlers, getState, isAcceptable, reconfigure, removeFactoryStateListener

Field Detail

IPOJO_NAMESPACE

static final String IPOJO_NAMESPACE

The iPOJO Default Namespace.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getNamespace

String getNamespace()

Gets the namespace associated with this handler factory.

Returns:

the namespace used by this handler

getHandlerName

String getHandlerName()

Gets the name associated with this handler factory.

Returns:

the name used by this handler

getType

String getType()

Gets the type of the handler factory. The handler can only be plugged on instance container with the same type. Basically, types are primitive and composite.

Returns:

the type of the handler

getStartLevel

int getStartLevel()

Gets the start level of the handler objects created by this factory. Handlers with a low start level are configured and started before handlers with an higher start level. Moreover, these handlers are stopped and disposed after.

Returns:

the handler's start level