src/main/java/org/apache/felix/ipojo/Factory.java

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package org.apache.felix.ipojo;

import java.util.Dictionary;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.felix.ipojo.architecture.ComponentTypeDescription;
import org.apache.felix.ipojo.metadata.Element;
import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;

/**
 * Component Type Factory Service. This service is exposed by a instance manager factory, and allows the dynamic creation of component instance.
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@felix.apache.org">Felix Project Team</a>
 */
public interface Factory {

    /**
     * Factory State.
     * A valid factory is a factory where all required handlers are available.
     */
    int VALID = 1;

    /**
     * Factory State.
     * An invalid factory is a factory where at least one required handler is
     * unavailable. Creating an instance with an invalid factory failed.
     */
    int INVALID = 0;

    /**
     * Creates an instance manager (i.e. component type instance).
     * @param configuration the configuration properties for this component.
     * @return the created instance manager.
     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration if the given configuration is not valid.
     * @throws MissingHandlerException if an handler is missing.
     * @throws ConfigurationException if the instance configuration failed.
     */
    ComponentInstance createComponentInstance(Dictionary configuration) throws UnacceptableConfiguration, MissingHandlerException, ConfigurationException;

    /**
     * Creates an instance manager (i.e. component type instance).
     * The instance is created in the scope given in argument.
     * @param configuration the configuration properties for this component.
     * @param serviceContext the service context of the component.
     * @return the created instance manager.
     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration if the given configuration is not valid.
     * @throws MissingHandlerException if an handler is missing.
     * @throws ConfigurationException if the instance configuration failed.
     */
    ComponentInstance createComponentInstance(Dictionary configuration, ServiceContext serviceContext) throws UnacceptableConfiguration, MissingHandlerException, ConfigurationException;

    /**
     * Gets the component type information containing provided service,
     * configuration properties ...
     * @return the component type information.
     */
    Element getDescription();

    /**
     * Gets the component type description.
     * @return the component type description object
     */
    ComponentTypeDescription getComponentDescription();

    /**
     * Checks if the given configuration is acceptable as a configuration
     * of a component instance.
     * @param conf the configuration to test
     * @return <code>true</code> if the configuration is acceptable
     */
    boolean isAcceptable(Dictionary conf);

    /**
     * Returns the factory name.
     * @return the name of the factory.
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Reconfigures an instance already created. This configuration needs to
     * have the name property to identify the instance.
     * @param conf the configuration to reconfigure the instance.
     * @throws UnacceptableConfiguration  if the given configuration is not consistent for the targeted instance.
     * @throws MissingHandlerException if an handler is missing.
     */
    void reconfigure(Dictionary conf) throws UnacceptableConfiguration, MissingHandlerException;

    /**
     * Adds a factory state listener on the current factory.
     * @param listener the listener to add
     */
    void addFactoryStateListener(FactoryStateListener listener);

    /**
     * Removes the given factory state listener from the listener list.
     * @param listener the listener to remove
     */
    void removeFactoryStateListener(FactoryStateListener listener);

    /**
     * Gets the list of missing handlers.
     * The handlers are given under the form namespace:name
     * @return the list containing the name of missing handlers
     */
    List getMissingHandlers();

    /**
     * Get the list of required handlers.
     * The handlers are given under the form namespace:name
     * @return the list containing the name of required handlers
     */
    List getRequiredHandlers();

    /**
     * Returns the class name of the component type.
     * For factories which does not contains a class, return "composite"
     * @return the class name of the component type or "composite"
     * @deprecated
     */
    String getClassName();

    /**
     * Returns the state of the factory.
     * @return the state of the factory
     */
    int getState();

    /**
     * Gets the bundle context of the factory.
     * @return the bundle context of the factory.
     */
    BundleContext getBundleContext();

    /**
     * Gets the version of the component type.
     * @return the component type version or <code>null</code> if
     * not specified.
     */
    String getVersion();

}