001 /* ========================================================================
002 * JCommon : a free general purpose class library for the Java(tm) platform
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026 *
027 * ------------------
028 * ObjectFactory.java
029 * ------------------
030 * (C) Copyright 2003-2005, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
031 *
032 * Original Author: Thomas Morgner;
033 * Contributor(s): David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
034 *
035 * $Id: ObjectFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/10/18 13:33:53 mungady Exp $
036 *
037 * Changes
038 * -------
039 * 22-Nov-2003 : Version 1 (TM);
040 *
041 */
042
043 package org.jfree.xml.util;
044
045 /**
046 * An object factory.
047 */
048 public interface ObjectFactory {
049
050 /**
051 * Returns the generic factory for the given class or null, if there is
052 * no handler for this class. The factory will be reinitialized using
053 * getInstance().
054 *
055 * @param c the class for which we need a producer
056 * @return the factory for this class
057 */
058 public GenericObjectFactory getFactoryForClass(Class c);
059
060 /**
061 * Checks, whether a generic handler exists for the given class. This does
062 * not check, whether an mapping exists.
063 *
064 * @param c the class for which to check
065 * @return true, if an generic handler is defined, false otherwise.
066 */
067 public boolean isGenericHandler(Class c);
068
069 /**
070 * Returns the multiplex definition for the given class, or null, if no
071 * such definition exists.
072 *
073 * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the multiplexer
074 * @return the multiplexer for the class, or null if no multiplexer exists.
075 */
076 public MultiplexMappingDefinition getMultiplexDefinition(Class c);
077
078 /**
079 * Returns the manual mapping definition for the given class, or null, if
080 * not manual definition exists.
081 *
082 * @param c the class for which to check the existence of the definition
083 * @return the manual mapping definition or null.
084 */
085 public ManualMappingDefinition getManualMappingDefinition(Class c);
086
087 }