org.eclipse.ecf.core
Interface IContainerManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContainerFactory

public interface IContainerManager

Container manager for getting access to existing container instances previously created via IContainerFactory.

Method Summary

IContainer	addContainer(IContainer container, ContainerTypeDescription typeDescription) Add given container to manager.
boolean	addListener(IContainerManagerListener listener) Add listener to this IContainerManager.
IContainer[]	getAllContainers() Get all containers known to this container manager.
IContainer	getContainer(ID containerID) Get container for given ID.
IContainerFactory	getContainerFactory() Get container factory associated with this container manager.
ContainerTypeDescription	getContainerTypeDescription(ID containerID) Get the container type description used to create the container with the given ID.
boolean	hasContainer(ID containerID) Return true if this container manager has the given container under management, false otherwise.
void	removeAllContainers() Remove all containers from this manager
IContainer	removeContainer(IContainer container) Remove given container from manager.
IContainer	removeContainer(ID containerID) Remove given container from manager.
boolean	removeListener(IContainerManagerListener listener) Remove listener from this IContainerManager.

Method Detail

getContainerFactory

IContainerFactory getContainerFactory()

Get container factory associated with this container manager.

Returns:

IContainerFactory. Will not return null.

Since:

3.0

getContainer

IContainer getContainer(ID containerID)

Get container for given ID. If containerID is , null will be returned. If active container with given containerID, is not known to this container manager, then null will also be returned.

Parameters:

containerID - the ID of the container instance to retrieve from this manager. If null null will be returned.

Returns:

IContainer instance with given containerID. Will be null if there is no container with given ID known to this container manager.

getContainerTypeDescription

ContainerTypeDescription getContainerTypeDescription(ID containerID)

Get the container type description used to create the container with the given ID.

Parameters:

containerID - the ID of the container to get the description for.

Returns:

ContainerTypeDescription for the container with the given ID. Will return null if no container with the given containerID exists under this manager.

getAllContainers

IContainer[] getAllContainers()

Get all containers known to this container manager.

Returns:

IContainer[] of active container instances known to this container manager. Will not return null, but may return empty IContainer[].

hasContainer

boolean hasContainer(ID containerID)

Return true if this container manager has the given container under management, false otherwise.

Parameters:

containerID - the ID of the container to find. If null this method returns false.

Returns:

true if this container manager has the given container under management, false otherwise.

addContainer

IContainer addContainer(IContainer container,
                        ContainerTypeDescription typeDescription)

Add given container to manager.

Parameters:

container - to add. Must not be null. Also container.getID() must return a non-null value. If container.getID() returns null then this method will throw a NullPointerException.

typeDescription - the container type description used to create the given container. Must not be null.

Returns:

IContainer previously added (with same ID).

removeContainer

IContainer removeContainer(IContainer container)

Remove given container from manager.

Parameters:

container - the container to remove. Must not be null.

Returns:

IContainer instance removed. If no instance with same ID is found then null will be returned.

removeContainer

IContainer removeContainer(ID containerID)

Remove given container from manager.

Parameters:

containerID - the ID of the container to remove. Must not be null.

Returns:

IContainer instance removed. If no instance with same ID is found then null will be returned.

Since:

3.0

addListener

boolean addListener(IContainerManagerListener listener)

Add listener to this IContainerManager.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to add. Must not be null.

Returns:

true if listener successfully added

removeListener

boolean removeListener(IContainerManagerListener listener)

Remove listener from this IContainerManager.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to remove. Must not be null.

Returns:

true if listener successfully removed

removeAllContainers

void removeAllContainers()

Remove all containers from this manager

Since:

3.0