org.jboss.portal.core.model.instance
Interface InstanceContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceContainerImpl

public interface InstanceContainer

A container for instances of component.

Version:

$Revision: 8786 $

Author:

Julien Viet

Method Summary

InstanceDefinition	createDefinition(InstanceMetaData instanceMetaData) Create a new instance of the specified portlet.
InstanceDefinition	createDefinition(java.lang.String id, java.lang.String portletId) Create a new instance of the specified portlet.
InstanceDefinition	createDefinition(java.lang.String id, java.lang.String portletId, boolean clone) Create a new instance of the specified portlet.
void	destroyDefinition(java.lang.String id) Destroy the specified instance.
AuthorizationDomain	getAuthorizationDomain() Return the AuthorizationDomain
InstanceDefinition	getDefinition(java.lang.String id) Return the specified instance from its id or null if it does not exist.
java.util.Collection	getDefinitions() Return all the instances in the container.
PortletInvoker	getPortletInvoker() Return the underlying portlet invoker for the instance container.

Method Detail

getPortletInvoker

PortletInvoker getPortletInvoker()

Return the underlying portlet invoker for the instance container.

Returns:

the portlet invoker

getDefinition

InstanceDefinition getDefinition(java.lang.String id)
                                 throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Return the specified instance from its id or null if it does not exist.

Parameters:

id - the instance id

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the instance id is null

createDefinition

InstanceDefinition createDefinition(java.lang.String id,
                                    java.lang.String portletId)
                                    throws DuplicateInstanceException,
                                           java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                                           PortletInvokerException

Create a new instance of the specified portlet.

Parameters:

id -

portletId - the portlet id

Returns:

the newly created instance

Throws:

DuplicateInstanceException - if the instance already exist

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the instance id is null

PortletInvokerException

createDefinition

InstanceDefinition createDefinition(InstanceMetaData instanceMetaData)
                                    throws DuplicateInstanceException,
                                           java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                                           PortletInvokerException

Create a new instance of the specified portlet.

Parameters:

instanceMetaData - the instance Metadata

Returns:

the newly created instance

Throws:

DuplicateInstanceException - if the instance already exist

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the instance id is null

PortletInvokerException

createDefinition

InstanceDefinition createDefinition(java.lang.String id,
                                    java.lang.String portletId,
                                    boolean clone)
                                    throws DuplicateInstanceException,
                                           java.lang.IllegalArgumentException,
                                           PortletInvokerException

Create a new instance of the specified portlet.

Parameters:

id -

portletId - the portlet id

clone - force a clone of the portlet

Returns:

the newly created instance

Throws:

DuplicateInstanceException - if the instance already exist

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the instance id is null

PortletInvokerException

destroyDefinition

void destroyDefinition(java.lang.String id)
                       throws NoSuchInstanceException,
                              PortletInvokerException,
                              java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Destroy the specified instance.

Parameters:

id -

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the instance id is null

NoSuchInstanceException

PortletInvokerException

getDefinitions

java.util.Collection getDefinitions()

Return all the instances in the container.

Returns:

a collection containing the instances in the container

getAuthorizationDomain

AuthorizationDomain getAuthorizationDomain()

Return the AuthorizationDomain

Returns:

the authorization domain