org.xwiki.component.descriptor
Interface ComponentDescriptor<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the componeent role

All Superinterfaces:

ComponentRole<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultComponentDescriptor

public interface ComponentDescriptor<T>
extends ComponentRole<T>

Represent a component.

Since:

1.7M1

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

Collection<ComponentDependency<?>>	getComponentDependencies()
Class<? extends T>	getImplementation()
ComponentInstantiationStrategy	getInstantiationStrategy()

Methods inherited from interface org.xwiki.component.descriptor.ComponentRole

getRole, getRoleHint

Method Detail

getImplementation

Class<? extends T> getImplementation()

Returns:

the class of the component implementation

getInstantiationStrategy

ComponentInstantiationStrategy getInstantiationStrategy()

Returns:

the way the component should be instantiated

See Also:

ComponentInstantiationStrategy

getComponentDependencies

Collection<ComponentDependency<?>> getComponentDependencies()

Returns:

the components on which this component depends