org.apache.camel.spi
Interface FactoryFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultFactoryFinder

public interface FactoryFinder

Finder to find factories from the resource classpath, usually META-INF/services/org/apache/camel/.

Version:

$Revision: 754461 $

Method Summary

Class	findClass(String key) Finds the given factory class using the the key to lookup.
Class	findClass(String key, String propertyPrefix) Finds the given factory class using the the key to lookup.
String	getResourcePath() Gets the resource classpath.
Object	newInstance(String key) Creates a new class instance using the key to lookup
<T> List<T>	newInstances(String key, Injector injector, Class<T> type) Creates a new class instance using the key to lookup

Method Detail

getResourcePath

String getResourcePath()

Gets the resource classpath.

Returns:

the resource classpath.

newInstance

Object newInstance(String key)
                   throws NoFactoryAvailableException

Creates a new class instance using the key to lookup

Parameters:

key - is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name

Returns:

a newly created instance

Throws:

NoFactoryAvailableException - is thrown if no factories exist for the given key

newInstances

<T> List<T> newInstances(String key,
                         Injector injector,
                         Class<T> type)
                     throws ClassNotFoundException,
                            IOException

Creates a new class instance using the key to lookup

Parameters:

key - is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name

injector - injector to use

type - expected type

Returns:

a newly created instance as the expected type

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - is thrown if not found

IOException - is thrown if loading the class or META-INF file not found

findClass

Class findClass(String key)
                throws ClassNotFoundException,
                       IOException

Finds the given factory class using the the key to lookup.

Parameters:

key - is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name

Returns:

the factory class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - is thrown if class not found

IOException - is thrown if loading the class or META-INF file not found

findClass

Class findClass(String key,
                String propertyPrefix)
                throws ClassNotFoundException,
                       IOException

Finds the given factory class using the the key to lookup.

Parameters:

key - is the key to add to the path to find a text file containing the factory name

propertyPrefix - prefix on key

Returns:

the factory class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - is thrown if not found

IOException - is thrown if loading the class or META-INF file not found