org.eclipse.emfforms.spi.core.services.view

Interface EMFFormsViewServiceFactory<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the provided service

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultReferenceServiceFactory, DefaultSelectionProviderServiceFactory, DeleteServiceFactoryImpl, DmrToSegmentsViewServiceFactory, EMFFormsAbstractLegacyServiceFactory, EMFFormsLegacyGlobalServiceFactory, EMFFormsLegacyLocalServiceFactory, PersistTableStateServiceFactory, SettingToControlMapFactoryImpl

public interface EMFFormsViewServiceFactory<T>

An EMFFormsViewServiceFactory defines where and how the service will be available. It also creates the concrete service instance on demand.

Since:

1.8

Author:

Eugen Neufeld

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	createService(EMFFormsViewContext emfFormsViewContext) Creates a new instance of the provided service.
EMFFormsViewServicePolicy	getPolicy() Defines when the service should be activated.
double	getPriority() The priority of the service.
EMFFormsViewServiceScope	getScope() Defines where the service should be activated.
Class<T>	getType() The type of the actual service provided by this provider.

Method Detail

getPolicy

EMFFormsViewServicePolicy getPolicy()

Defines when the service should be activated.

Returns:

The EMFFormsViewServicePolicy describing when the service should be activated

getScope

EMFFormsViewServiceScope getScope()

Defines where the service should be activated.

Returns:

The EMFFormsViewServiceScope describing where the service should be activated

getPriority

double getPriority()

The priority of the service. The usage of this service is twofold:

1. A service with a higher priority is more likely to be used if more than one service of the same type is registered.
2. A service with lower priority is instantiated and thereby executed earlier than other services of all types with higher priorities

Returns:

The priority of this service

getType

Class<T> getType()

The type of the actual service provided by this provider.

Returns:

The Class of the actual service

createService

T createService(EMFFormsViewContext emfFormsViewContext)

Creates a new instance of the provided service.

Parameters:

emfFormsViewContext - The EMFFormsViewContext to use during the creation of the service

Returns:

A new instance of the provided service or null if the service should not be created