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    1   package org.apache.turbine.services.assemblerbroker;
    2
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    23
    24  import org.apache.turbine.modules.Assembler;
    25  import org.apache.turbine.modules.Loader;
    26  import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;
    27  import org.apache.turbine.services.assemblerbroker.util.AssemblerFactory;
    28  import org.apache.turbine.util.TurbineException;
    29
    30  /**
    31   * An interface the Turbine Assembler service.
    32   * See TurbineAssemblerBrokerService for more info.
    33   *
    34   * @author <a href="mailto:leon@opticode.co.za">Leon Messerschmidt</a>
    35   * @author <a href="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
    36   * @version $Id: AssemblerBrokerService.java 1199089 2011-11-08 03:14:28Z tv $
    37   */
    38  public interface AssemblerBrokerService
    39          extends Service
    40  {
    41      /** Name of the Service */
    42      String SERVICE_NAME = "AssemblerBrokerService";
    43
    44      /**
    45       * Register an AssemblerFactory class
    46       *
    47       * @param factory The factory object
    48       */
    49      <T extends Assembler> void registerFactory(AssemblerFactory<T> factory);
    50
    51      /**
    52       * Attempts to load an Assembler of a type with a given name
    53       *
    54       * @param type The Type of the Assembler
    55       * @param name The Name of the Assembler
    56       * @return An Assembler object for the requested name and type
    57       *
    58       * @throws TurbineException Something went wrong while looking for the Assembler
    59       */
    60      <T extends Assembler> T getAssembler(Class<T> type, String name) throws TurbineException;
    61
    62      /**
    63       * Get a Loader for the given assembler type
    64       *
    65       * @param type The Type of the Assembler
    66       * @return A Loader instance for the requested type
    67       */
    68      <T extends Assembler> Loader<T> getLoader(Class<T> type);
    69  }