/*
* Copyright (c) 2005-2016 Vincent Vandenschrick. All rights reserved.
*
* This file is part of the Jspresso framework.
*
* Jspresso is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Jspresso is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with Jspresso. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.jspresso.framework.model.component;
/**
* This interface establishes the contract implemented by component extension
* factories. A component extension is a delegate instance attached to an
* component instance and responsible for providing access on computed
* properties.
*
* @author Vincent Vandenschrick
*/
public interface IComponentExtensionFactory {
/**
* Constructs a new extension instance. Component extension classes must
* implement constructors in the form of
* {@code public ComponentExtension(ComponentContract component)}.
*
* @param <E>
* the real component type.
* @param extensionClass
* The class of the component extension.
* @param componentContract
* The interface of the component.
* @param component
* the component instance this extension will be attached to.
* @return The constructed component extension.
*/
<E extends IComponent> IComponentExtension<E> createComponentExtension(
Class<IComponentExtension<E>> extensionClass,
Class<? extends E> componentContract, E component);
}