org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.services
Interface ThunkCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:
ThunkCreatorImpl

public interface ThunkCreator

A thunk is a delayed calculation. In Java and Tapestry terms, a Thunk is a proxy object of a particular interface that delegates all methods to an object of the same type obtained from an ObjectProvider. This is used by LazyAdvisor to build lazy thunk proxies.

Since:
5.1.0.1

Method Summary
<T> T
createThunk(Class<T> proxyType, ObjectCreator objectCreator, String description)
          Creates a Thunk of the given proxy type.
 

Method Detail

createThunk

<T> T createThunk(Class<T> proxyType,
                  ObjectCreator objectCreator,
                  String description)
Creates a Thunk of the given proxy type.

Type Parameters:
T - type of thunk
Parameters:
proxyType - type of object to create (must be an interface)
objectCreator - provides an instance of the same type on demand (may be invoked multiple times)
description - to be returned from the thunk's toString() method
Returns:
thunk of given type


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