Package com.aquima.interactions.metamodel

Class MetaModelFactory

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.metamodel.MetaModelFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

IMetaModelFactory

public class MetaModelFactory
extends Object
implements IMetaModelFactory

Factory class that may be used to create an instance of IMetaModel.

Since:

5.0

Author:

Jon van Leuven

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	PROPERTY	The key that may be used to define a custom implementation in the environment.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	MetaModelFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
IMetaModel	create(IMetaModelDS datasource, IDomainValuesFactory domainFactory)	This method creates a meta model instance using the data source provided.
static IMetaModelFactory	getInstance()	Get an instance of IMetaModelFactory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

PROPERTY

public static final String PROPERTY

The key that may be used to define a custom implementation in the environment.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

MetaModelFactory

protected MetaModelFactory()

Method Details

getInstance

public static IMetaModelFactory getInstance()

Get an instance of IMetaModelFactory. If there is an implementation register via the ClassFactory (with key 'metamodel-factory'), an instance of this class is returned. Note: keep in mind that the instance returned is kept in a static member, so once this class is loaded always the same instance is returned.

Returns:

Factory implementation.

create

public IMetaModel create(IMetaModelDS datasource,
 IDomainValuesFactory domainFactory)
                  throws InitializationException

Description copied from interface: IMetaModelFactory

This method creates a meta model instance using the data source provided.

Specified by:

create in interface IMetaModelFactory

Parameters:

datasource - The data source providing the data needed to initialize a meta model.

domainFactory - The domain factory for providing domain definitions for external domains.

Returns:

Meta model instance for the specified data source.

Throws:

InitializationException - This exception is thrown when (structural) errors are encountered during initialization.