org.apache.aries.blueprint.di
Interface Recipe

All Known Subinterfaces:

SatisfiableRecipe

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRecipe, AbstractServiceReferenceRecipe, ArrayRecipe, BeanRecipe, CollectionRecipe, ComponentFactoryRecipe, DependentComponentFactoryRecipe, IdRefRecipe, MapRecipe, PassThroughRecipe, ReferenceListRecipe, ReferenceRecipe, RefRecipe, ServiceRecipe, ValueRecipe

public interface Recipe

The Recipe interface abstracts the creation of objects

Version:

$Rev: 896324 $ $Date: 2010-01-06 06:05:04 +0000 (Wed, 06 Jan 2010) $

Method Summary

Object	create() Create an instance for this recipe.
void	destroy(Object instance) Destroy an instance created by this recipe
List<Recipe>	getConstructorDependencies() Get the list of constructor dependencies, i.e.
List<Recipe>	getDependencies() Get the list of nested recipes, i.e.
String	getName() Get the unique name for this recipe.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the unique name for this recipe.

Returns:

the unique name for this recipe.

getConstructorDependencies

List<Recipe> getConstructorDependencies()

Get the list of constructor dependencies, i.e. explicit and argument dependencies. These dependencies must be satisfied before the an object can be created.

Returns:

a list of constructor dependencies

getDependencies

List<Recipe> getDependencies()

Get the list of nested recipes, i.e. all dependencies including constructor dependencies.

Returns:

a list of dependencies

create

Object create()
              throws org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ComponentDefinitionException

Create an instance for this recipe.

Returns:

a new instance for this recipe

Throws:

org.osgi.service.blueprint.container.ComponentDefinitionException

destroy

void destroy(Object instance)

Destroy an instance created by this recipe

Parameters:

instance - the instance to be destroyed