001 package org.apache.turbine.services.assemblerbroker;
002
003
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022
023
024 import org.apache.turbine.modules.Assembler;
025 import org.apache.turbine.modules.Loader;
026 import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;
027 import org.apache.turbine.services.assemblerbroker.util.AssemblerFactory;
028 import org.apache.turbine.util.TurbineException;
029
030 /**
031 * An interface the Turbine Assembler service.
032 * See TurbineAssemblerBrokerService for more info.
033 *
034 * @author <a href="mailto:leon@opticode.co.za">Leon Messerschmidt</a>
035 * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
036 * @version $Id: AssemblerBrokerService.java 743071 2009-02-10 19:37:33Z tv $
037 */
038 public interface AssemblerBrokerService
039 extends Service
040 {
041 /** Name of the Service */
042 String SERVICE_NAME = "AssemblerBrokerService";
043
044 /**
045 * Register an AssemblerFactory class for a given type
046 *
047 * @param type Type of the Factory
048 * @param factory The factory object
049 */
050 void registerFactory(String type, AssemblerFactory factory);
051
052 /**
053 * Attempts to load an Assembler of a type with a given name
054 *
055 * @param type The Type of the Assembler
056 * @param name The Name of the Assembler
057 * @return An Assembler object for the requested name and type
058 *
059 * @throws TurbineException Something went wrong while looking for the Assembler
060 */
061 Assembler getAssembler(String type, String name) throws TurbineException;
062
063 /**
064 * Get a Loader for the given assembler type
065 *
066 * @param type The Type of the Assembler
067 * @return A Loader instance for the requested type
068 */
069 Loader getLoader(String type);
070 }