org.apache.hivemind.internal
Interface ExtensionPoint

All Superinterfaces:

Locatable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConfigurationPoint, ConstructableServicePoint, ServicePoint

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractExtensionPoint, ConfigurationPointImpl, ServicePointImpl

public interface ExtensionPoint
extends Locatable

Base interface for service and configuration extension points.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary

ErrorLog	getErrorLog() Returns an ErrorLog used to report any recoverable errors related to the extension point.
java.lang.String	getExtensionPointId() Returns the fully qualified id of the extension point.
org.apache.commons.logging.Log	getLog() Returns the Log instance for this extension point.
Module	getModule() Returns the Module containing the extension point.
boolean	visibleToModule(Module module) Returns true if the extension point is visible to the specified module.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.hivemind.Locatable

getLocation

Method Detail

getExtensionPointId

java.lang.String getExtensionPointId()

Returns the fully qualified id of the extension point.

getModule

Module getModule()

Returns the Module containing the extension point.

visibleToModule

boolean visibleToModule(Module module)

Returns true if the extension point is visible to the specified module.

Parameters:

module - The module to check for, may be null (in which case the extension is visible only if public)

Since:

1.1

getLog

org.apache.commons.logging.Log getLog()

Returns the Log instance for this extension point.

getErrorLog

ErrorLog getErrorLog()

Returns an ErrorLog used to report any recoverable errors related to the extension point.

Since:

1.1