com.edorasware.commons.core.registry

Interface Registry

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanFactoryAwareRegistry

public interface Registry

A simple registry.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	lookup(Class<T> clazz) Looks up an item by type.
<T> Set<T>	lookupAll(Class<T> clazz) Looks up all items by type.

Method Detail

lookup

<T> T lookup(Class<T> clazz)

Looks up an item by type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the class to lookup

Parameters:

clazz - the type of the item to look up

Returns:

the matching item

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if items of the specified type are not supported by this registry, or if more than one item matches the given type

lookupAll

<T> Set<T> lookupAll(Class<T> clazz)

Looks up all items by type.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the classes to lookup

Parameters:

clazz - the type of the items to look up

Returns:

the matching items

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if items of the specified type are not supported by this registry