Package com.bc.ceres.core

Class ExtensionManager

java.lang.Object
com.bc.ceres.core.ExtensionManager
public abstract class ExtensionManager extends Object
The ExtensionManager is a service used to register and unregister ExtensionFactorys with a given type of an extensible object.
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  • Constructor Details

    • ExtensionManager

      public ExtensionManager()

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static ExtensionManager getInstance()
      Returns:
      The service instance.

    • setInstance

      public static void setInstance(ExtensionManager instance)
      Parameters:
      instance - The service instance.

    • register

      public abstract void register(Class<?> extensibleType, ExtensionFactory factory)
      Registers an extension factory for the given extensible type.
      Parameters:
      extensibleType - The extensible type.
      factory - The factory.

    • unregister

      public abstract void unregister(Class<?> extensibleType, ExtensionFactory factory)
      Unregisters an extension factory for the given extensible type.
      Parameters:
      extensibleType - The extensible type.
      factory - The factory.

    • getExtensionFactories

      public abstract ExtensionFactory[] getExtensionFactories(Class<?> extensibleType)
      Gets all extension factories registered for the given type.
      Parameters:
      extensibleType - The extensible type.
      Returns:
      The list of extension factories. May be empty.

    • getExtension

      public <E> E getExtension(Object extensibleObject, Class<E> extensionType)
      Gets a dynamic extension for the given (extensible) object.
      Parameters:
      extensibleObject - The (extensible) object.
      extensionType - The type of the requested extension.
      Returns:
      The extension instance, or null if the given object is not extensible by this factory or if the factory fails to provide that extension.
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