org.milyn.javabean.factory
Interface FactoryDefinitionParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCachingFactoryDefinitionParser, BasicFactoryDefinitionParser, MVELFactoryDefinitionParser

public interface FactoryDefinitionParser

A factory definition string is an expression that instructs how to create a certain object. A FactoryDefinitionParser can parse the factory definition and create a FactoryDefinitionParser.FactoryDefinitionParserFactory object which can create the object according to the definition. A FactoryDefinitionParser must have a public argumentless constructor. The FactoryDefinitionParser must be thread safe. The parse method can be called concurrently. If the FactoryDefinitionParser is created with the FactoryDefinitionParser.FactoryDefinitionParserFactory then it will be created only once.

Author:

maurice.zeijen@smies.com

Nested Class Summary

static class

FactoryDefinitionParser.FactoryDefinitionParserFactory

Method Summary

Factory<?>

parse(String factoryDefinition) Parses the factory definition string and creates a factory object that can create the object according to the definition.

Method Detail

parse

Factory<?> parse(String factoryDefinition)

Parses the factory definition string and creates a factory object that can create the object according to the definition.

Parameters:

factoryDefinition - The factory definition

Returns:

The Factory object that creates the target object according to the definition.

Throws:

InvalidFactoryDefinitionException - If the factoryDefinition is invalid

FactoryException - If something went wrong while creating the factory