local.tomas.util.factory
Class GenericFactory<P>

java.lang.Object
  local.tomas.util.factory.GenericFactory<P>

Type Parameters:

P - type of objects the factory produces

public abstract class GenericFactory<P>
extends Object

A generic factory base class.

Author:

tomas.teubner

Constructor Summary

protected

GenericFactory() Default constructor.

Method Summary

abstract P	createEntity(org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration conf) Create an entity.
static <X> GenericFactory<X>	getFactory(Class<X> entityClass, String name) Get factory singleton.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GenericFactory

protected GenericFactory()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

getFactory

public static <X> GenericFactory<X> getFactory(Class<X> entityClass,
                                               String name)
                                    throws FactoryException

Get factory singleton.

Type Parameters:

X - type of objects the factory produces

Parameters:

entityClass - class of objects the factory produces

name - fully qualified class name of factory

Returns:

the factory

Throws:

FactoryException

createEntity

public abstract P createEntity(org.apache.commons.configuration.Configuration conf)
                        throws FactoryException

Create an entity.

Parameters:

conf - configuration of the entity

Returns:

new entity

Throws:

FactoryException