org.fabric3.spi.introspection.xml

Interface LoaderRegistry

All Superinterfaces:

Loader

public interface LoaderRegistry
extends Loader

Registry for XML loaders that can parse a StAX input stream and return model objects. Loaders will typically be contributed to the runtime by any extension that needs to handle extension specific information contained in an XML file.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isRegistered(javax.xml.namespace.QName element) Returns true if the element is registered.
void	registerLoader(javax.xml.namespace.QName element, TypeLoader<?> loader) Register a loader.
void	unregisterLoader(javax.xml.namespace.QName element) Unregister the loader for the supplied element.

Methods inherited from interface org.fabric3.spi.introspection.xml.Loader

load, load

Method Detail

registerLoader

void registerLoader(javax.xml.namespace.QName element,
                    TypeLoader<?> loader)
             throws java.lang.IllegalStateException

Register a loader. This operation will typically be called by a loader during its initialization.

Parameters:

element - the name of the XML global element that this loader can handle

loader - a loader that is being contributed to the system

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if there is already a loader registered for the supplied element

unregisterLoader

void unregisterLoader(javax.xml.namespace.QName element)

Unregister the loader for the supplied element. This will typically be called by a loader as it is being destroyed. This method simply returns if no loader is registered for that element.

Parameters:

element - the element whose loader should be unregistered

isRegistered

boolean isRegistered(javax.xml.namespace.QName element)

Returns true if the element is registered.

Parameters:

element - the element

Returns:

true if the element is registered