org.jboss.portal.server
Interface LayoutServer

All Known Implementing Classes:

LayoutServerImpl

public interface LayoutServer

TODO: A description of this class.

Method Summary

void	addDefaultRenderSet(java.lang.String renderSetName, PortalRenderSet renderSet)
void	addDefaultStrategy(java.lang.String strategyName, LayoutStrategy strategy)
void	addLayout(LayoutRegistrationMetaData metaData) Add a layout.
PortalLayout	getLayout(ServerRegistrationID id, boolean defaultOnNull) Get the layout for the provided registration id.
PortalLayout	getLayout(java.lang.String name, boolean defaultOnNull) Get the layout for the provided name.
PortalRenderSet	getRenderSet(PortalLayout layout, MediaType mediaType) Get the render set for the provided layout.
PortalRenderSet	getRenderSet(java.lang.String renderSetName, MediaType mediaType) Get the render set for the provided layout.
LayoutStrategy	getStrategy(PortalLayout layout, MediaType mediaType) Get the layout strategy that was defined for the provided layout.
LayoutStrategy	getStrategy(java.lang.String strategyName, MediaType mediaType)
void	removeLayouts(java.lang.String appName) Remove all layouts that are hosted in the provided application.
void	setDefaultLayout(java.lang.String name) Set the default layout (on a global level).

Method Detail

removeLayouts

void removeLayouts(java.lang.String appName)
                   throws LayoutException

Remove all layouts that are hosted in the provided application.

Parameters:

appName - the name of the application that hosts the layout(s) to be removed

Throws:

LayoutException

addLayout

void addLayout(LayoutRegistrationMetaData metaData)
               throws LayoutException

Add a layout.

Parameters:

metaData - the meta information about the layout

Throws:

LayoutException

setDefaultLayout

void setDefaultLayout(java.lang.String name)
                      throws LayoutException

Set the default layout (on a global level).

Parameters:

name - the name of the layout to set as default

Throws:

LayoutException

getLayout

PortalLayout getLayout(ServerRegistrationID id,
                       boolean defaultOnNull)

Get the layout for the provided registration id.

Parameters:

id - the registration id of the layout to get

defaultOnNull - true, if the default layout (if any is defined) should be returned in case the requested layout is not found

Returns:

the requested layout , of the default layout, or null

getLayout

PortalLayout getLayout(java.lang.String name,
                       boolean defaultOnNull)

Get the layout for the provided name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the layout to request

defaultOnNull - true, if the default layout (if any is defined) should be returned in case the requested layout is not found

Returns:

the requested layout , of the default layout, or null

getStrategy

LayoutStrategy getStrategy(PortalLayout layout,
                           MediaType mediaType)

Get the layout strategy that was defined for the provided layout.

In the layout descriptor (portal-layouts.xml) a strategy can be defined to be used in conjunction with every layout that is defined in this file. The layout must be defined per media type. The portal provides a default implementation on a strategy which can be accessed by passing null as the layout.

Parameters:

layout - the layout to get the strategy for (or null for the default layout strategy)

mediaType - the media type (content type ; mime type) of the strategy

Returns:

an implementation of a LayoutStrategy or null if no strategy was found

getStrategy

LayoutStrategy getStrategy(java.lang.String strategyName,
                           MediaType mediaType)

Parameters:

strategyName -

mediaType -

Returns:

getRenderSet

PortalRenderSet getRenderSet(PortalLayout layout,
                             MediaType mediaType)

Get the render set for the provided layout.

Parameters:

layout -

mediaType -

Returns:

getRenderSet

PortalRenderSet getRenderSet(java.lang.String renderSetName,
                             MediaType mediaType)

Get the render set for the provided layout.

Parameters:

renderSetName -

mediaType -

Returns:

addDefaultRenderSet

void addDefaultRenderSet(java.lang.String renderSetName,
                         PortalRenderSet renderSet)

Parameters:

renderSetName -

renderSet -

addDefaultStrategy

void addDefaultStrategy(java.lang.String strategyName,
                        LayoutStrategy strategy)

Parameters:

strategyName -

strategy -