org.abstracthorizon.extend.server.deployment
Interface ModuleLoader

All Known Subinterfaces:

DeploymentManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractServiceModuleLoader, Bootstrap.DeploymentManagerStub, Bootstrap.DeploymentManagerStub, BulkDeploy, DanubeWarModuleLoader, DeploymentDirectoryModuleLoader, DeploymentManagerImpl, DirectoryModuleLoader, JarModuleLoader, JettyWarModuleLoader, MavenRepoModuleLoader, ServiceModuleLoader, SpringAbstractServiceModuleLoader, TomcatWarModuleLoader

public interface ModuleLoader

This interface describes module loader - a class that knows how to load module from given URI.

Author:

Daniel Sendula

Method Summary

boolean	canLoad(URI uri) Returns true if module loader knows how to load (create) module from given URI.
Module	load(URI uri) Loads module from given URI.
Module	loadAs(URI uri, ModuleId moduleId) Loads module from given URI.
ModuleId	toModuleId(URI uri) Translates URI to moduleId

Method Detail

canLoad

boolean canLoad(URI uri)

Returns true if module loader knows how to load (create) module from given URI.

Parameters:

uri - URI

Returns:

true if module loader knows how to load (create) module from given URI

toModuleId

ModuleId toModuleId(URI uri)

Translates URI to moduleId

Parameters:

uri - uri

Returns:

module id or null

load

Module load(URI uri)

Loads module from given URI. If canLoad(URI) returns false then this method will return null.

Parameters:

uri - URI for module to be loaded from

Returns:

module from given URI

loadAs

Module loadAs(URI uri,
              ModuleId moduleId)

Loads module from given URI. If canLoad(URI) returns false then this method will return null.

Parameters:

uri - URI for module to be loaded from

moduleId - module id to be used while creating module

Returns:

module from given URI