org.apache.turbine.services

Interface ServiceBroker

All Known Subinterfaces:

ServiceManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseServiceBroker, TurbineServices

public interface ServiceBroker

Classes that implement this interface can act as a broker for Service classes. Functionality that ServiceBroker provides in addition to InitableBroker functionality includes:

• Maintaining service name to class name mapping, allowing plugable service implementations.
• Providing Services with Properties based on a system wide configuration mechanism.

Version:

$Id: ServiceBroker.java 1838126 2018-08-15 17:54:18Z tv $

Author:

Kevin Burton, Rafal Krzewski, Daniel Rall, Henning P. Schmiedehausen

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getApplicationRoot() Get the application root as set by the parent application.
org.apache.commons.configuration2.Configuration	getConfiguration(String name) Returns the configuration of a specific service.
Object	getService(String name) Returns an instance of requested Service.
void	initService(String name) Performs early initialization of the specified service.
boolean	isRegistered(String serviceName) Determines whether a service is registered in the configured TurbineResources.properties.
void	shutdownService(String name) Shutdowns a Service.
void	shutdownServices() Shutdowns all Services.

Method Detail

isRegistered

boolean isRegistered(String serviceName)

Determines whether a service is registered in the configured TurbineResources.properties.

Parameters:

serviceName - The name of the service whose existance to check.

Returns:

Registration predicate for the desired services.

initService

void initService(String name)
          throws InitializationException

Performs early initialization of the specified service.

Parameters:

name - The name of the service.

Throws:

InitializationException - if the service is unknown or can't be initialized.

shutdownService

void shutdownService(String name)

Shutdowns a Service. This method is used to release resources allocated by a Service, and return it to initial (uninitailized) state.

Parameters:

name - The name of the Service to be uninitialized.

shutdownServices

void shutdownServices()

Shutdowns all Services. This method is used to release resources allocated by Services, and return them to initial (uninitialized) state.

getService

Object getService(String name)
           throws InstantiationException

Returns an instance of requested Service.

Parameters:

name - The name of the Service requested.

Returns:

An instance of requested Service.

Throws:

InstantiationException - if the service is unknown or can't be initialized.

getConfiguration

org.apache.commons.configuration2.Configuration getConfiguration(String name)

Returns the configuration of a specific service. Services use this method to retrieve their configuration.

Parameters:

name - The name of the service.

Returns:

Configuration of the requested service.

getApplicationRoot

String getApplicationRoot()

Get the application root as set by the parent application.

Returns:

String application root