org.gatein.mop.spi.content

Interface ContentProvider<E,I>

Type Parameters:

E - the external state type

I - the internal state type

public interface ContentProvider<E,I>

A content provider that integrates with the mop.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	combine(List<E> states) Combines several states into a single state representation.
Class<E>	getExternalType() Returns the class the represents the state as seen by the framework client.
Class<I>	getInternalType() Returns the class that represents the state as seen by the provider.
E	getState(StateContainer<I> container) Returns the state attached to the provided container.
void	setState(StateContainer<I> container, E state) Update the state container with the provided state.

Method Detail

combine

E combine(List<E> states)

Combines several states into a single state representation.

Parameters:

states - the various states to combine

Returns:

the combined state

setState

void setState(StateContainer<I> container,
            E state)

Update the state container with the provided state.

Parameters:

container - the state container

state - the state

getState

E getState(StateContainer<I> container)

Returns the state attached to the provided container.

Parameters:

container - the container

Returns:

the state

getExternalType

Class<E> getExternalType()

Returns the class the represents the state as seen by the framework client.

Returns:

the external state class

getInternalType

Class<I> getInternalType()

Returns the class that represents the state as seen by the provider.

Returns:

the internal state class