org.escot
Class WireFactory

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.escot.WireFactory

public class WireFactory

extends Object

The WireFactory is used to build wires.

Constructor Summary

WireFactory()

Method Summary

static Wire	buildWire(Object publisher, EscotFeature pubFeature, Object subscriber, EscotFeature subFeature)
protected static Object	buildWireOrCanWire(Object publisher, EscotFeature publishedFeature, Object subscriber, EscotFeature subscribedFeature, int method) Return value depends on method.
static boolean	canWire(Object publisher, EscotFeature pubFeature, Object subscriber, EscotFeature subFeature) Returns true if the given publisherFeature can be wired to the given subscriberFeature.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WireFactory

public WireFactory()

Method Detail

canWire

public static boolean canWire(Object publisher,
                              EscotFeature pubFeature,
                              Object subscriber,
                              EscotFeature subFeature)

Returns true if the given publisherFeature can be wired to the given subscriberFeature. Returns false otherwise.

buildWire

public static Wire buildWire(Object publisher,
                             EscotFeature pubFeature,
                             Object subscriber,
                             EscotFeature subFeature)
                      throws WiringException

buildWireOrCanWire

protected static Object buildWireOrCanWire(Object publisher,
                                           EscotFeature publishedFeature,
                                           Object subscriber,
                                           EscotFeature subscribedFeature,
                                           int method)

Return value depends on method. Returns either null, or CAN_WIRE_OBJECT, if method is CAN_WIRE. Returns an actual wire object or null if method is BUILD_WIRE