com.cafesoft.core.service
Interface ServiceFinder

All Known Subinterfaces:

CamsClient

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardServiceFinder

public interface ServiceFinder

Defines an interface for finding Services.

Since:

4/15/02

Method Summary

Service[]	find(Class type) Lookup Services by type.
Service	find(String id) Lookup a Service by unique identifier.
Service	find(String id, Class type) Find a Service by unique identifier and type.

Method Detail

find

public Service[] find(Class type)
               throws ServiceException

Lookup Services by type.

Parameters:

type - the Service Class.

Returns:

an array of Service instances implemented by the specified type

Throws:

ServiceException - if no service with the specified type is registered

find

public Service find(String id)
             throws ServiceException

Lookup a Service by unique identifier.

Parameters:

id - the Service identifier

Returns:

the Service with the specified identifier

Throws:

ServiceException - if no service with the specified identifier is registered

find

public Service find(String id,
                    Class type)
             throws ServiceException

Find a Service by unique identifier and type.

Parameters:

id - the Service identifier

type - the Service type

Returns:

the Service with the specified identifier and type

Throws:

ServiceException - if no service with the specified identifier and type is registered.