org.apache.neethi

Interface AssertionBuilderFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AssertionBuilderFactoryImpl

public interface AssertionBuilderFactory

AssertionFactory is used to create an Assertion from an Element. It uses an appropriate AssertionBuilder instance to create an Assertion based on the QName of the given element. Domain Policy authors could right custom AssertionBuilders to build Assertions for domain specific assertions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Assertion	build(Object element) Returns an assertion that is built using the specified element.
AssertionBuilder<?>	getBuilder(QName qname) Returns an AssertionBuilder that build an Assertion from an element of qname type.
ConverterRegistry	getConverterRegistry() Returns the ConverterRegistry that the builder uses for converting the object to the types needed for the AssertionBuilders
PolicyBuilder	getPolicyEngine() Returns the PolicyEngine associated with this factory
void	registerBuilder(AssertionBuilder<?> builder) Registers an AssertionBuilder with all the builder's known elements.
void	registerBuilder(QName key, AssertionBuilder<?> builder) Registers an AssertionBuilder with a specified QName.

Method Detail

getPolicyEngine

PolicyBuilder getPolicyEngine()

Returns the PolicyEngine associated with this factory

Returns:

the PolicyEngine

getConverterRegistry

ConverterRegistry getConverterRegistry()

Returns the ConverterRegistry that the builder uses for converting the object to the types needed for the AssertionBuilders

Returns:

the ConverterRegistry

registerBuilder

void registerBuilder(QName key,
                     AssertionBuilder<?> builder)

Registers an AssertionBuilder with a specified QName.

Parameters:

key - the QName that the AssertionBuilder understand

builder - the AssertionBuilder that can build an Assertion from an element of specified type

registerBuilder

void registerBuilder(AssertionBuilder<?> builder)

Registers an AssertionBuilder with all the builder's known elements.

Parameters:

builder - the AssertionBuilder that can build an Assertion from an element of specified type

build

Assertion build(Object element)

Returns an assertion that is built using the specified element.

Parameters:

element - the element that the AssertionBuilder can use to build an Assertion.

Returns:

an Assertion that is built using the specified element.

getBuilder

AssertionBuilder<?> getBuilder(QName qname)

Returns an AssertionBuilder that build an Assertion from an element of qname type.

Parameters:

qname - the type that the AssertionBuilder understands and builds an Assertion from

Returns:

an AssertionBuilder that understands qname type