ComponentRegistry.java

package org.codehaus.plexus;

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import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.realm.ClassRealm;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentLookupException;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentRepositoryException;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.exception.ComponentLifecycleException;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.ComponentDescriptor;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.repository.ComponentDescriptorListener;
import org.codehaus.plexus.component.manager.ComponentManagerFactory;

/**
 * @author Jason van Zyl
 * @author Kenney Westerhof
 * @author Dain Sundstrom
 */
public interface ComponentRegistry
{
    void registerComponentManagerFactory( ComponentManagerFactory componentManagerFactory );

    <T> void addComponentDescriptor( ComponentDescriptor<T> componentDescriptor )
        throws ComponentRepositoryException;

    <T> ComponentDescriptor<T> getComponentDescriptor( Class<T> type, String roleHint );

    <T> List<ComponentDescriptor<T>> getComponentDescriptorList( Class<T> type );

    <T> Map<String, ComponentDescriptor<T>> getComponentDescriptorMap( Class<T> type );

    <T> void addComponent( T instance, Class<?> type, String roleHint, ClassRealm realm ) throws ComponentRepositoryException;

    <T> T lookup( Class<T> type, String roleHint )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    <T> T lookup( ComponentDescriptor<T> componentDescriptor )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    <T> List<T> lookupList( Class<T> type, List<String> hints )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    <T> Map<String, T> lookupMap( Class<T> type, List<String> hints )
        throws ComponentLookupException;

    <T> void addComponentDescriptorListener( ComponentDescriptorListener<T> listener );

    <T> void removeComponentDescriptorListener( ComponentDescriptorListener<T> listener );

    void release( Object component ) throws ComponentLifecycleException;

    void removeComponentRealm( ClassRealm classRealm ) throws PlexusContainerException;

    void dispose();
}