net.sourceforge.jfacets
Interface IFacetRepository

All Known Implementing Classes:

FacetRepositoryImpl

public interface IFacetRepository

Interface of the FacetRepository.

Author:

Remi VANKEISBELCK - rvkb.com (remi 'at' rvkb.com)

Method Summary

FacetDescriptor[]	getDescriptors(IProfile profile, java.lang.Class targetObjectType) Return all the facet descriptors that match passed profile and object type, handling inheritance.
java.lang.Object	getFacet(java.lang.String name, IProfile profile, java.lang.Object targetObject) Method for retrieving facets.
java.lang.Object	getFacet(java.lang.String name, IProfile profile, java.lang.Object targetObject, java.lang.Class targetObjectType) Method for retrieving facets.
IFacetContextFactory	getFacetContextFactory() Return the FacetContextFactory
IFacetDescriptorManager	getFacetDescriptorManager() Return the FacetDescriptorManager
IFacetFactory	getFacetFactory() Return the FacetFactory
IProfileRepository	getProfileRepository() Return the ProfileRepository

Method Detail

getProfileRepository

IProfileRepository getProfileRepository()

Return the ProfileRepository

getFacetFactory

IFacetFactory getFacetFactory()

Return the FacetFactory

getFacetContextFactory

IFacetContextFactory getFacetContextFactory()

Return the FacetContextFactory

getFacetDescriptorManager

IFacetDescriptorManager getFacetDescriptorManager()

Return the FacetDescriptorManager

getFacet

java.lang.Object getFacet(java.lang.String name,
                          IProfile profile,
                          java.lang.Object targetObject)

Method for retrieving facets. Uses targetObject's run-time type.

Returns:

the facet (with assigned context if implementing IFacet) if found, null if not found

getFacet

java.lang.Object getFacet(java.lang.String name,
                          IProfile profile,
                          java.lang.Object targetObject,
                          java.lang.Class targetObjectType)

Method for retrieving facets. Uses passed targetObjectClass, therefore you can pass null targetObjects !

Returns:

the facet (with assigned context if implementing) if found, null if not found

getDescriptors

FacetDescriptor[] getDescriptors(IProfile profile,
                                 java.lang.Class targetObjectType)

Return all the facet descriptors that match passed profile and object type, handling inheritance.