DataSourceProvider (org.epics.gpclient 1.0.8 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.epics.gpclient.datasource.DataSourceProvider

```
public abstract class DataSourceProvider
extends Object
```
A class that provides support for a DataSource.
This interface allows different modules to registers a DataSource through the ServiceLoader. Implementations that are correctly registered will be asked to create a DataSource instance which will be registered into a CompositeDataSource with the given name.
The factory only needs to care about the DataSource creation, and not the rest of the life-cycle.

Author:

carcassi

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DataSourceProvider()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static CompositeDataSource`	`createDataSource()`	Looks up the registered factories and creates a `CompositeDataSource` using them.
`abstract DataSource`	`createInstance()`	Creates a new instance of the DataSource.
`abstract String`	`getName()`	The name to be used when registering the DataSource with the CompositeDataSource.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DataSourceProvider
```
public DataSourceProvider()
```
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
public abstract String getName()
```
    The name to be used when registering the DataSource with the CompositeDataSource.
    
    Returns:
    
    a short String
  - createInstance
```
public abstract DataSource createInstance()
```
    Creates a new instance of the DataSource.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new DataSource
  - createDataSource
```
public static CompositeDataSource createDataSource()
```
    Looks up the registered factories and creates a CompositeDataSource using them.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new DataSource