ProcessorRegistry.java

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package org.aitools.programd.processor;

import org.aitools.util.ClassRegistry;

/**
 * Registers {@link Processor}s associated with a given namespace URI.
 * 
 * @param <B> the base class for the processors
 * @author <a href="mailto:noel@aitools.org">Noel Bush</a>
 */
public class ProcessorRegistry<B> extends ClassRegistry<B> {

  /** The namespace URI of the content type for which this registry is intended. */
  protected String _namespaceURI;

  /** A description of the type of document handled by these processors. */
  protected String _type;

  /**
   * Creates a <code>ProcessorRegistry</code> associated with the given namespace URI.
   * 
   * @param namespaceURI the namespace URI for the processors
   * @param type a description of the type of document handled by these processors
   * @param classnames the names of the classes to register
   * @see ClassRegistry
   */
  protected ProcessorRegistry(String namespaceURI, String type, String[] classnames) {
    super(classnames);
    this._namespaceURI = namespaceURI;
    this._type = type;
  }

  /**
   * @return the namespace URI of the content type for which this registry manages processors
   */
  public String getNamespaceURI() {
    return this._namespaceURI;
  }

  /**
   * @return a description of the type of document handled by these processors
   */
  public String getType() {
    return this._type;
  }
}