Coverage Report - org.mule.api.object.ObjectFactory
 
Classes in this File Line Coverage Branch Coverage Complexity
ObjectFactory
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 /*
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  * $Id: ObjectFactory.java 11376 2008-03-16 17:44:10Z dfeist $
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  * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  * Copyright (c) MuleSource, Inc.  All rights reserved.  http://www.mulesource.com
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  *
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  * The software in this package is published under the terms of the CPAL v1.0
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  * license, a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the
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  * LICENSE.txt file.
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  */
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 package org.mule.api.object;
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 import org.mule.api.lifecycle.Disposable;
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 import org.mule.api.lifecycle.Initialisable;
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 import org.mule.api.lifecycle.InitialisationCallback;
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 /**
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  * <code>ObjectFactory</code> is a generic Factory interface.
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  */
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 public interface ObjectFactory extends Initialisable, Disposable
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 {
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     /**
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      * Retrieve an instance of the object. This may create a new instance or look up
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      * an existing instance depending on the implementation. If a new instance is
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      * created it will also be initialized by this method
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      * (Initilisable.initialise()).
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      */
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     Object getInstance() throws Exception;
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     /**
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      * Returns the class of the object to be instantiated without actually creating
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      * an instance. This may not be logical or even possible depending on the
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      * implementation.
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      */
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     Class getObjectClass();
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     /**
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      * Returns true if the ObjectFactory implementation always returns the same object
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      * instance.
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      * 
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      * @return
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      */
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     boolean isSingleton();
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     /**
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      * Register a custom initialiser
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      */
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     void addObjectInitialisationCallback(InitialisationCallback callback);
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 }