org.fuin.ddd4j.ddd

Interface EntityIdFactory

public interface EntityIdFactory

Factory to create entity identifier.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	containsType(java.lang.String type) Verifies if the given type string is a valid one.
EntityId	createEntityId(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String id) Creates an entity id by type and string identifier.
boolean	isValid(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String id) Determines if an identifier of the given type is valid.

Method Detail

containsType

boolean containsType(java.lang.String type)

Verifies if the given type string is a valid one.

Parameters:

type - Type to be verified.

Returns:

TRUE if the factory can create identifiers for the given type.

isValid

boolean isValid(java.lang.String type,
                java.lang.String id)

Determines if an identifier of the given type is valid.

Parameters:

type - Type of the identifier.

id - Identifier to be verified.

Returns:

TRUE if the factory can create and identifier for the given type and value.

createEntityId

EntityId createEntityId(java.lang.String type,
                        java.lang.String id)

Creates an entity id by type and string identifier.

Parameters:

type - Type of the identifier.

id - Identifier.

Returns:

Entity identifier.