com.sri.emo.wizard
Interface WizardRepository

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultWizardRepository, ExpressoAwareWizardRepository

public interface WizardRepository

Location where all instances of Wizards may be retrieved.

Author:

Michael Rimov

Method Summary

void	addFactory(Serializable id, WizardFactory factory) Adds a factory to the repository.
Wizard	find(Serializable id) Retrieve a wizard based on id.
List	list() Retrieve instances of all wizards stored in the repository.
void	removeWizard(Serializable id) Removes a particular wizard from the repository.

Method Detail

find

Wizard find(Serializable id)
            throws WizardException

Retrieve a wizard based on id.

Parameters:

id - the identification field.

Returns:

Wizard instance.

Throws:

WizardException - upon repository query or wizard construction error.

list

List list()
          throws WizardException

Retrieve instances of all wizards stored in the repository.

Returns:

java.util.List

Throws:

WizardException - upon listing or construction error.

addFactory

void addFactory(Serializable id,
                WizardFactory factory)

Adds a factory to the repository. The interface will

Parameters:

id - the unique id of the wizard that we're going to hold.

factory - the factory to use for building new instances of Wizards

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the id already exists.

removeWizard

void removeWizard(Serializable id)

Removes a particular wizard from the repository. Often more used for unit testing.

Parameters:

id - the id of the wizard.