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Interface ResourceReferenceHandlerManager<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the qualifying element to distinguish a Resource Reference (e.g. Resource Type, Entity Resource Action)

@Role
@Unstable
public interface ResourceReferenceHandlerManager<T>

The Resource Handler Manager's goal is to locate the right ResourceReferenceHandler implementations to call in the right order.

Since:

6.1M2

Version:

$Id: aabecba7e3525b7ab152bdd499e3210bee97c35f $

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	canHandle(T resourceReferenceQualifier) Check if there's a Handler for the passed Resource Reference or not.
void	handle(ResourceReference reference) Handles a passed ResourceReference.

Method Detail

handle

void handle(ResourceReference reference)
            throws ResourceReferenceHandlerException

Handles a passed ResourceReference.

Parameters:

reference - the Resource Reference to handle

Throws:

ResourceReferenceHandlerException - if an error happens during the Handler execution, for example if no Handler was found to handle the passed Resource Reference

canHandle

boolean canHandle(T resourceReferenceQualifier)

Check if there's a Handler for the passed Resource Reference or not.

Parameters:

resourceReferenceQualifier - the qualifying element to distinguish a Resource Reference for which we wish to check if we can handle it or not (ie we have a Handler available for it). This can be for example the Resource Type or for an Entity Resource it can be an Entity Resource Action

Returns:

true if we have a Handler for the passed Resource Reference qualifier or false otherwise

Since:

7.1M1