| /* |
| * Copyright (c) 2009, Rickard Öberg. All Rights Reserved. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| * |
| */ |
| package org.qi4j.api.value; |
| |
| import java.util.Map; |
| import org.qi4j.api.association.AssociationDescriptor; |
| import org.qi4j.api.common.ConstructionException; |
| import org.qi4j.api.entity.EntityReference; |
| import org.qi4j.api.property.PropertyDescriptor; |
| import org.qi4j.functional.Function; |
| |
| /** |
| * Factory for Values and ValueBuilders. |
| */ |
| public interface ValueBuilderFactory |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * Instantiate a Value of the given type. |
| * |
| * @param valueType the Value type to instantiate |
| * |
| * @return a new Value instance |
| * |
| * @throws NoSuchValueException if no value extending the mixinType has been registered |
| * @throws ConstructionException if the value could not be instantiated |
| */ |
| <T> T newValue( Class<T> valueType ) |
| throws NoSuchValueException, ConstructionException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Create a builder for creating new Values that implements the given Value type. |
| * <p>The returned ValueBuilder can be reused to create several Values instances.</p> |
| * |
| * @param valueType an interface that describes the Composite to be instantiated |
| * |
| * @return a ValueBuilder for creation of ValueComposites implementing the interface |
| * |
| * @throws NoSuchValueException if no value extending the mixinType has been registered |
| */ |
| <T> ValueBuilder<T> newValueBuilder( Class<T> valueType ) |
| throws NoSuchValueException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Create a builder for creating a new Value starting with the given prototype. |
| * <p>The returned ValueBuilder can only be used ONCE.</p> |
| * |
| * @param prototype a prototype the builder will use |
| * |
| * @return a ValueBuilder for creation of ValueComposites implementing the interface of the prototype |
| * |
| * @throws NoSuchValueException if no value extending the mixinType has been registered |
| */ |
| <T> ValueBuilder<T> newValueBuilderWithPrototype( T prototype ); |
| |
| /** |
| * Create a builder for creating a new Value starting with the given state. |
| * <p>The returned ValueBuilder can only be used ONCE.</p> |
| * |
| * @param mixinType an interface that describes the Composite to be instantiated |
| * @param propertyFunction a function providing the state of properties |
| * @param associationFunction a function providing the state of associations |
| * @param manyAssociationFunction a function providing the state of many associations |
| * @param namedAssociationFunction a function providing the state of named associations |
| * |
| * @return a ValueBuilder for creation of ValueComposites implementing the interface |
| * |
| * @throws NoSuchValueException if no value extending the mixinType has been registered |
| */ |
| <T> ValueBuilder<T> newValueBuilderWithState( Class<T> mixinType, |
| Function<PropertyDescriptor, Object> propertyFunction, |
| Function<AssociationDescriptor, EntityReference> associationFunction, |
| Function<AssociationDescriptor, Iterable<EntityReference>> manyAssociationFunction, |
| Function<AssociationDescriptor, Map<String, EntityReference>> namedAssociationFunction ); |
| |
| /** |
| * Instantiate a Value of the given type using the serialized state given as String. |
| * |
| * @param valueType the Value type to instantiate |
| * @param serializedState the state of the Value |
| * |
| * @return a new Value instance |
| * |
| * @throws NoSuchValueException if no value extending the mixinType has been registered |
| * @throws ConstructionException if the value could not be instantiated |
| */ |
| <T> T newValueFromSerializedState( Class<T> valueType, String serializedState ); |
| |
| } |