org.deduced
Interface ModelFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

TypeBasedModelFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultModelFactory, DynamicModelFactory, FlyWheelTypeBasedControllerFactory

public interface ModelFactory

A Model Factory is used to create models in a layer of a deduced application.

Author:

Steve McDuff

Method Summary

PropertyCollection<?,?>	createModel(PropertyCollection<?,?> type) Create Model.
PropertyCollection<?,?>	createModel(PropertyCollection<?,?> type, boolean activated) allows the creation of property collections that are activated or not.

Method Detail

createModel

PropertyCollection<?,?> createModel(PropertyCollection<?,?> type)
                                    throws ModelCreationFailedException

Create Model. The method will throw ModelCreationFailedException if the creation fails.

Parameters:

type - the type of model to create

Returns:

the created model

Throws:

ModelCreationFailedException - if the creation fails.

createModel

PropertyCollection<?,?> createModel(PropertyCollection<?,?> type,
                                    boolean activated)
                                    throws ModelCreationFailedException

allows the creation of property collections that are activated or not. Not activated collections will not create and execute deduction rules. It is the responsibility of the caller to activate the collection at a later point. The method will throw ModelCreationFailedException if the creation fails.

Parameters:

type - type of collection to create

activated - is activated or not

Returns:

the created collection.

Throws:

ModelCreationFailedException - if the creation fails.