de.intarsys.claptz

Interface IExtensionPointHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanInstaller, ExtensionLifecycleInstaller, ExtensionPointHandlerAdapter, ExtensionPointLoaderAdapter, FactoryInstaller

public interface IExtensionPointHandler

An object that handles the semantics of IExtensionPoint and/or IExtension instances. An IExtensionPointHandler has a 1:1 relationship to an IExtensionPoint. The relationship is established exactly once after creation by calling setExtensionPoint(IExtensionPoint)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IExtensionPoint	getExtensionPoint()
void	install() Install a new IExtensionPoint.
void	install(IExtension extension) Install a new IExtension.
boolean	isDeferred() true if this installer defers installation.
boolean	isInstalled() true if this installer is installed.
void	setExtensionPoint(IExtensionPoint extensionPoint)
void	uninstall() Uninstall a previously installed IExtensionPoint.
void	uninstall(IExtension extension) Uninstall a previously installed IExtension.
void	update(IExtension extension) Update an IExtension.

Method Detail

getExtensionPoint

IExtensionPoint getExtensionPoint()

install

void install()
             throws InstrumentRegistryException

Install a new IExtensionPoint.

Throws:

InstrumentRegistryException - TODO

install

void install(IExtension extension)
             throws InstrumentRegistryException

Install a new IExtension.

Parameters:

extension -

Throws:

InstrumentRegistryException - TODO

isDeferred

boolean isDeferred()

true if this installer defers installation.

Returns:

true if this installer defers installation.

isInstalled

boolean isInstalled()

true if this installer is installed. An installed installer is requested to install/uninstall an IExtensionPoint or IExtension by the framework.

Returns:

true if this installer is currently active.

setExtensionPoint

void setExtensionPoint(IExtensionPoint extensionPoint)

uninstall

void uninstall()
               throws InstrumentRegistryException

Uninstall a previously installed IExtensionPoint.

Throws:

InstrumentRegistryException - TODO

uninstall

void uninstall(IExtension extension)
               throws InstrumentRegistryException

Uninstall a previously installed IExtension.

Parameters:

extension -

Throws:

InstrumentRegistryException - TODO

update

void update(IExtension extension)
            throws InstrumentRegistryException

Update an IExtension.

This method updates the serialization representation of the extension.

Parameters:

extension -

Throws:

InstrumentRegistryException - TODO