org.fabric3.spi.introspection.xml

Interface TemplateRegistry

public interface TemplateRegistry

Manages assembly templates. Templates are used in composites as a placeholder for configuration that is specified elsewhere, in another composite or in system config. For example, a binding template may be used to defer configuration of environment-specific endpoint information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T extends org.fabric3.api.model.type.ModelObject> void	register(java.lang.String name, java.net.URI uri, T value) Register the template and its parsed value.
<T extends org.fabric3.api.model.type.ModelObject> T	resolve(java.lang.Class<T> type, java.lang.String name) Returns the parsed value for the template or null if the template is not registered.
void	unregister(java.lang.String name) Removes the template.

Method Detail

register

<T extends org.fabric3.api.model.type.ModelObject> void register(java.lang.String name,
                                                                 java.net.URI uri,
                                                                 T value)
                                                          throws DuplicateTemplateException

Register the template and its parsed value.

Parameters:

name - the template name, which must be unique in the domain

uri - the contribution the model object is contained in

value - the template value

Throws:

DuplicateTemplateException - if an template by the same name is already registered

unregister

void unregister(java.lang.String name)

Removes the template.

Parameters:

name - the template name

resolve

<T extends org.fabric3.api.model.type.ModelObject> T resolve(java.lang.Class<T> type,
                                                             java.lang.String name)

Returns the parsed value for the template or null if the template is not registered.

Parameters:

type - the expected type of the parsed value

name - the template name

Returns:

the parsed value for the template or null if the template is not registered