org.eclipse.higgins.registry.plugin
Class PluginRegistryExtension

java.lang.Object
  org.eclipse.higgins.registry.plugin.PluginRegistryExtension

All Implemented Interfaces:

IRegistryExtension

public abstract class PluginRegistryExtension

extends Object

implements IRegistryExtension

This implementation of IRegistryExtension uses Eclipse extension point mechanism to lookup for available service providers.

See Also:

IRegistryExtension

Constructor Summary

PluginRegistryExtension(String xpid)

Method Summary

abstract IServiceProvider	createProvider(IExtension extension, IConfigurationElement element) Create an instance of type using provided extension and element.
Iterator	getServiceProviders() Searches for implementations of a particular service provider type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PluginRegistryExtension

public PluginRegistryExtension(String xpid)

Method Detail

createProvider

public abstract IServiceProvider createProvider(IExtension extension,
                                                IConfigurationElement element)
                                         throws RegistryException

Create an instance of type using provided extension and element.

Parameters:

extension -

element -

Returns:

Throws:

RegistryException

getServiceProviders

public Iterator getServiceProviders()

Description copied from interface: IRegistryExtension

Searches for implementations of a particular service provider type. Instantiates and returns all available service providers of appropriate type E>.

Specified by:

getServiceProviders in interface IRegistryExtension

Returns:

an Iterator set of IServiceProviders