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Package com.sas.services.information

Class Factory

java.lang.Object
com.sas.services.information.Factory
@SASScope("ALL") @BinaryCompatibilityOnly public class Factory extends Object
The Factory is a class that takes repository-specific objects and turns them into "smart objects". The configuration for the Factory comes from the Information Service. It consists of a mapping of protocol/type/filter to an action string. The action string will ordinarily be a constructor for a Java class. It can, however, specify to use another Platform Service to create an object, or a static method from another class.
Since:
1.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    configure(Map types)
    This is called once by the Information Service to configure the Factory class with the mappings of repository-specific types to Java classes.
    static Factory
    getInstance()
     
    PluginLoader
    getPluginLoader()
    Deprecated.
    boolean
    isConfigured()
    Returns true if configure() has been called, false otherwise.
    Class
    loadClass(String className)
     
    Object
    newInstance(String className)
    Create a new instance object of the specified class using the default constructor.
    Object
    newInstance(String className, Class[] initParams, Object[] initArgs)
    Create a new instance object of the specified class using a constructor matching the specified parameter classes.
    MetadataInterface
    process(Object o)
    Deprecated.
    MetadataInterface
    processWithRepository(Object o, RepositoryInterface ri)
    Process an object from a repository and turn it into a "smart object".
    String
    toString()
     

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static Factory getInstance()

    • configure

      public void configure(Map types)
      This is called once by the Information Service to configure the Factory class with the mappings of repository-specific types to Java classes.
      Parameters:
      types - The map of factory types that determines the return from a (@link #process} call.

    • isConfigured

      public boolean isConfigured()
      Returns true if configure() has been called, false otherwise.
      Returns:
      true if the Factory has been configured, false otherwise.

    • process

      @Deprecated public MetadataInterface process(Object o) throws ServiceException
      Deprecated.
      Throws:
      ServiceException

    • processWithRepository

      public MetadataInterface processWithRepository(Object o, RepositoryInterface ri) throws ServiceException
      Process an object from a repository and turn it into a "smart object". If no other action is found, the object is wrapped with a Metadata object and returned.
      Parameters:
      o - An object that came from a repository (LDAP, OMR, or DAV) to be wrapped in a "smart object".
      ri - The RepositoryInterface the data object was retrieved from or created in.
      Returns:
      The new smart object that wraps the Object.
      Throws:
      ServiceException - If an error occurred in the object creation.

    • loadClass

      public Class loadClass(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object

    • newInstance

      public Object newInstance(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException, ServiceException
      Create a new instance object of the specified class using the default constructor.
      Parameters:
      className - class name of object to be instantiated
      Returns:
      instantiated object
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - Specified class not found by the plug-in loader.
      ServiceException - General exception wrapping other exceptions, including no default constructor, exceptions thrown by the constructor, security exceptions, etc.

    • newInstance

      public Object newInstance(String className, Class[] initParams, Object[] initArgs) throws ClassNotFoundException, ServiceException
      Create a new instance object of the specified class using a constructor matching the specified parameter classes.
      Parameters:
      className - class name of object to be instantiated
      initParams - constructor argument signature
      initArgs - arguments to be passed to the constructor.
      Returns:
      instantiated object
      Throws:
      ClassNotFoundException - Specified class not found by the plug-in loader.
      ServiceException - General exception wrapping other exceptions, including no matching constructor, exceptions thrown by the constructor, security exceptions, etc.

    • getPluginLoader

      @Deprecated public PluginLoader getPluginLoader()
      Deprecated.