org.apache.hivemind.lib
Interface DefaultImplementationBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultImplementationBuilderImpl

public interface DefaultImplementationBuilder

Builds a default implementation of an interface. The fabricated class has no-op implementions for each method in the interface. Non-void methods return null, false or zero. A cached, shared instance of the empty implementation is kept and will be returned on future invocations.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

buildDefaultImplementation(java.lang.Class interfaceType) Builds a default implementation of the indicated interface, instantiates and returns it.

Method Detail

buildDefaultImplementation

java.lang.Object buildDefaultImplementation(java.lang.Class interfaceType)

Builds a default implementation of the indicated interface, instantiates and returns it. Results are cached for later re-use.

Throws:

org.apache.hivemind.ApplicationRuntimeException - if interfaceType is not an interface.