1 /**
2 * This file Copyright (c) 2003-2011 Magnolia International
3 * Ltd. (http://www.magnolia-cms.com). All rights reserved.
4 *
5 *
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34 package info.magnolia.module;
35
36 import java.util.List;
37 import java.util.Set;
38
39 import info.magnolia.module.model.ModuleDefinition;
40 import info.magnolia.objectfactory.Components;
41
42 /**
43 * Holds instances and definitions of modules.
44 *
45 * @author gjoseph
46 * @version $Revision: $ ($Author: $)
47 */
48 public interface ModuleRegistry {
49
50 void registerModuleDefinition(String name, ModuleDefinition moduleDefinition);
51
52 void registerModuleInstance(String name, Object moduleInstance);
53
54 void registerModuleVersionHandler(String name, ModuleVersionHandler moduleVersionHandler);
55
56 boolean isModuleRegistered(String name);
57
58 /**
59 * Returns the module's instance. This is useful for modules which use a common class (i.e content or theme modules, which
60 * can typically co-exist in a system and have the same module class).
61 * @see #getModuleInstance(Class) for a type-safer method to get module instances
62 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no such module is registered.
63 */
64 Object getModuleInstance(String name);
65
66 /**
67 * Returns the module's instance. This is useful for modules of known type.
68 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no such module is registered or if multiple modules are registered for this class.
69 */
70 <T> T getModuleInstance(Class<T> moduleClass);
71
72 /**
73 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no such module is registered.
74 */
75 ModuleVersionHandler getVersionHandler(String name);
76
77 /**
78 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no such module is registered.
79 */
80 ModuleDefinition getDefinition(String name);
81
82 /**
83 * Returns the names of configured modules.
84 * @return unmodifiable set of module names
85 */
86 Set<String> getModuleNames();
87
88 /**
89 * Returns the list of known <tt>ModuleDefinition</tt>s, as ordered by the loading mechanism (typically in dependency order).
90 * @since 4.5
91 */
92 List<ModuleDefinition> getModuleDefinitions();
93
94 /**
95 * Use this to retrieve the configured singleton impl of ModuleRegistry.
96 * @deprecated since 4.5, use IoC !
97 */
98 public class Factory {
99 /**
100 * @deprecated since 4.5, use IoC !
101 */
102 public static ModuleRegistry getInstance() {
103 return Components.getSingleton(ModuleRegistry.class);
104 }
105 }
106
107 }