org.apache.polygene.api.object

Interface ObjectFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

Module, ModuleSpi

public interface ObjectFactory

This factory creates and injects POJO's.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	injectTo(Object instance, Object... uses) Inject an existing instance.
<T> T	newObject(Class<T> type, Object... uses) Create new objects of the given type.

Method Detail

newObject

<T> T newObject(Class<T> type,
                Object... uses)
         throws NoSuchObjectTypeException,
                ConstructionException

Create new objects of the given type.

Type Parameters:

T - Object type

Parameters:

type - an object class which will be instantiated

uses - objects that can be injected into mixins

Returns:

new objects.

Throws:

ConstructionException - Thrown if instantiation fails.

NoSuchObjectTypeException - Thrown if type class is not an object.

injectTo

void injectTo(Object instance,
              Object... uses)
       throws ConstructionException

Inject an existing instance. Only fields and methods will be called.

Parameters:

instance - instance

uses - dependencies

Throws:

ConstructionException - if it was not possible to construct the Object dependencies