ResourceManager.java

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package org.glassfish.resources.admin.cli;

import com.sun.enterprise.config.serverbeans.Resource;
import com.sun.enterprise.config.serverbeans.Resources;
import org.glassfish.resourcebase.resources.api.ResourceStatus;
import org.jvnet.hk2.annotations.Contract;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * Contract for all ResourceManagers
 * 
 * @author Prashanth Abbagani
 */
@Contract
public interface ResourceManager {

    /**
     * creates the resource as a child to the <i>resources</i> provided
     * @param resources parent for the resource to be created
     * @param attributes resource configuration
     * @param properties properties
     * @param target target 
     * @return ResourceStatus indicating the status of resource creation
     * @throws Exception when unable to create the resource
     */
    ResourceStatus create(Resources resources, HashMap attributes, final Properties properties, String target)
            throws Exception ;

    /**
     * creates config-bean equivalent for the resource configuration provided as attributes and properties<br>
     * Does not persist the configuration<br>
     * @param resources parent for the resource to be created
     * @param attributes attributes of the resource
     * @param properties properties of the resource
     * @param validate indicate whether config validation is required or not
     * @return Config-Bean equivalent of the resource
     * @throws Exception when unable to create config-bean-equivalent 
     */
    Resource createConfigBean(Resources resources, HashMap attributes, Properties properties, boolean validate)
            throws Exception;

    /**
     * returns the resource-type
     * @return resource-type
     */
    String getResourceType();
}