org.gvsig.tools.service.spi
Interface ProviderFactory

All Superinterfaces:

ExtensionSingleton

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractProviderFactory

public interface ProviderFactory
extends ExtensionSingleton

Creates new Providers and its parameters.

Author:

2009- César Ordiñana - gvSIG team

Method Summary

Provider	create(DynObject parameters, ProviderServices services) Creates a new Provider.
DynObject	createParameters() Creates the parameters for the Provider created by this factory.
String	getName() Returns the name of the providers created by this factory.
void	initialize() Initialices the factory.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the providers created by this factory.

Returns:

the provider name

create

Provider create(DynObject parameters,
                ProviderServices services)
                throws ServiceException

Creates a new Provider.

Parameters:

parameters - for the Provider

services - to be used by the Provider

Returns:

the new Provider

Throws:

ServiceException - if the parameters are not valid or there is an error creating the Provider

createParameters

DynObject createParameters()

Creates the parameters for the Provider created by this factory.

Returns:

the provider parameters

initialize

void initialize()

Initialices the factory.