pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model.util
Interface IReferenceProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

ReferenceUtil.DefaultReferenceProvider

public interface IReferenceProvider

Interface of provider of IReference and IReferenceList instances.

Author:

AGH CAST Team

See Also:

IReference, IReferenceList

Method Summary

<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createEmptyReferenceList() Creates an empty reference list of unknown type.
<T extends Identifiable> IReference<T>	createReference(T instance) Creates a reference to the given object.
<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createReferenceList(Iterable<T> instances, Type type) Creates a reference list with a list of objects of the given type.
<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createReferenceList(T instance) Creates a reference list with one object.
<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T>	createReferenceList(Type type) Creates an empty reference list of the given type.

Method Detail

createReference

<T extends Identifiable> IReference<T> createReference(T instance)

Creates a reference to the given object.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of referenced object

Parameters:

instance - the object to be referenced

Returns:

a new instance of IReference referencing the given object

createReferenceList

<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createReferenceList(T instance)

Creates a reference list with one object.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of referenced objects

Parameters:

instance - the object to be referenced

Returns:

a new instance of IReferenceList referencing the given object

createReferenceList

<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createReferenceList(Iterable<T> instances,
                                                               Type type)

Creates a reference list with a list of objects of the given type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of referenced objects

Parameters:

instances - a collection of objects to be referenced

type - the type of referenced objects

Returns:

a new instance of IReferenceList referencing the given objects

createReferenceList

<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createReferenceList(Type type)

Creates an empty reference list of the given type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of referenced objects

Parameters:

type - the type of referenced objects

Returns:

a new instance of IReferenceList which is empty

createEmptyReferenceList

<T extends Identifiable> IReferenceList<T> createEmptyReferenceList()

Creates an empty reference list of unknown type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of referenced objects

Returns:

a new instance of IReferenceList which is empty