org.apache.tapestry.spec
Interface IExtensionSpecification

All Superinterfaces:

ILocatable, ILocationHolder, IPropertyHolder

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExtensionSpecification

public interface IExtensionSpecification
extends IPropertyHolder, ILocationHolder, ILocatable

Defines an "extension", which is much like a helper bean, but is part of a library or application specification (and has the same lifecycle as the application).

Version:

$Id: IExtensionSpecification.java 243791 2004-02-19 17:38:13Z hlship $

Author:

glongman@intelligentworks.com

Method Summary

void	addConfiguration(String propertyName, Object value)
String	getClassName()
Map	getConfiguration() Returns an immutable Map of the configuration; keyed on property name, with values as properties to assign.
Object	instantiateExtension(IResourceResolver resolver) Invoked to instantiate an instance of the extension and return it.
boolean	isImmediate() Returns true if the extensions should be instantiated immediately after the containing LibrarySpecification if parsed.
void	setClassName(String className)
void	setImmediate(boolean immediate)

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.util.IPropertyHolder

getProperty, getPropertyNames, removeProperty, setProperty

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.ILocationHolder

setLocation

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry.ILocatable

getLocation

Method Detail

getClassName

String getClassName()

setClassName

void setClassName(String className)

addConfiguration

void addConfiguration(String propertyName,
                      Object value)

getConfiguration

Map getConfiguration()

Returns an immutable Map of the configuration; keyed on property name, with values as properties to assign.

instantiateExtension

Object instantiateExtension(IResourceResolver resolver)

Invoked to instantiate an instance of the extension and return it. It also configures properties of the extension.

isImmediate

boolean isImmediate()

Returns true if the extensions should be instantiated immediately after the containing LibrarySpecification if parsed. Non-immediate extensions are instantiated only as needed.

setImmediate

void setImmediate(boolean immediate)