org.jboss.forge.resource
Interface ResourceGenerator<RESOURCETYPE,UNDERLYINGTYPE>

Type Parameters:

RESOURCETYPE - The Resource type generated by this implementation.

UNDERLYINGTYPE - The Class type of underlying object handled by Resource instances produced by this implementation.

public interface ResourceGenerator<RESOURCETYPE,UNDERLYINGTYPE>

Defines the mechanism for registering new Resource types.

Author:

Lincoln Baxter, III

Method Summary

<T extends Resource<UNDERLYINGTYPE>> T	getResource(ResourceFactory factory, Class<RESOURCETYPE> type, UNDERLYINGTYPE resource) Get an instance of a Resource to handle the given Class type and object instance.
<T extends Resource<UNDERLYINGTYPE>> Class<?>	getResourceType(Class<RESOURCETYPE> type, UNDERLYINGTYPE resource) Get the Resource type that will be generated for the given Class type and object instance.
boolean	handles(Class<?> type, Object resource) Returns true if the given object instance and Class type are handled by this ResourceGenerator

Method Detail

handles

boolean handles(Class<?> type,
                Object resource)

Returns true if the given object instance and Class type are handled by this ResourceGenerator

getResource

<T extends Resource<UNDERLYINGTYPE>> T getResource(ResourceFactory factory,
                                                   Class<RESOURCETYPE> type,
                                                   UNDERLYINGTYPE resource)

Get an instance of a Resource to handle the given Class type and object instance.

getResourceType

<T extends Resource<UNDERLYINGTYPE>> Class<?> getResourceType(Class<RESOURCETYPE> type,
                                                              UNDERLYINGTYPE resource)

Get the Resource type that will be generated for the given Class type and object instance.