JavaImplementationFactory.java

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package org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.java;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.tuscany.sca.implementation.java.introspect.JavaClassVisitor;


/**
 * Factory for the Java model
 * 
 * @version $Rev$ $Date$
 */
public interface JavaImplementationFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a new Java implementation model.
     * 
     * @return
     */
    JavaImplementation createJavaImplementation();
    
    /**
     * Creates a new Java implementation model from an implementation class.
     * 
     * @param implementationClass The implementation class to introspect.
     * @return
     */
    JavaImplementation createJavaImplementation(Class<?> implementationClass) throws IntrospectionException;

    /**
     * Creates the contents of a Java implementation model from an implementation class.
     * 
     * @param implementationClass The implementation class to introspect.
     * @return
     */
    void createJavaImplementation(JavaImplementation javaImplementation, Class<?> implementationClass) throws IntrospectionException;

    /**
     * Registers the given visitor.
     * 
     * @param visitor
     */
    void addClassVisitor(JavaClassVisitor visitor);

    /**
     * Deregisters the given visitor.
     */
    void removeClassVisitor(JavaClassVisitor visitor);
    
    /**
     * Returns the list of visitors.
     * 
     * @return
     */
    List<JavaClassVisitor> getClassVisitors();

}