org.ow2.util.ee.deploy.api.deployable.metadata
Interface IDeployableMetadataFactory<E extends IDeployable<E>,Z extends IDeployableMetadata<E>>

Type Parameters:

E - deployable type

Z - metadata type

public interface IDeployableMetadataFactory<E extends IDeployable<E>,Z extends IDeployableMetadata<E>>

Interface of a deployable metadata factory.

Author:

Gael Lalire

Field Summary

static String

CLASS_SUFFIX Class suffix.

Method Summary

Z	createDeployableMetadata(E deployable)
Z	createDeployableMetadata(E deployable, ClassLoader classLoader)
Class<Z>	getDeployableMetadataClass()

Field Detail

CLASS_SUFFIX

static final String CLASS_SUFFIX

Class suffix.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

createDeployableMetadata

Z createDeployableMetadata(E deployable)
                                                          throws DeployableMetadataException

Parameters:

deployable - the deployable

Returns:

the deployable metadata

Throws:

DeployableMetadataException - if metadata can not be created

createDeployableMetadata

Z createDeployableMetadata(E deployable,
                           ClassLoader classLoader)
                                                          throws DeployableMetadataException

Parameters:

deployable - the deployable

classLoader - a classloader to use if a class is not in archive

Returns:

the deployable metadata

Throws:

DeployableMetadataException - if metadata can not be created

getDeployableMetadataClass

Class<Z> getDeployableMetadataClass()

Returns:

the class returned by creation of metadata (eg : EJB3DeployableMetadata.class)