uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.editors.mail

Interface MessageHandlerFactory

All Superinterfaces:

Contexed, Tagged

All Known Subinterfaces:

MessageCreator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMessageHandlerFactory

public interface MessageHandlerFactory
extends Contexed, Tagged

Interface for Factory classes that can locate MessageHandler objects via an integer index. This interface is used to allow EmailTransitionProvider to handle Messages that come from different locations. so it is classes that implement this interface that need to be configured in the java properties.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MessageHandler	getHandler(java.util.LinkedList<java.lang.String> id, SessionService<?> user) Locate a MessageHandler by id number This method also does access control.

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.Tagged

getTag

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.Contexed

getContext

Method Detail

getHandler

MessageHandler getHandler(java.util.LinkedList<java.lang.String> id,
                          SessionService<?> user)

Locate a MessageHandler by id number This method also does access control. If the user only has read permission a simple MessageHandler should be returned. If the user has edit permission a MessageComposer should be returned. Otherwise this method returns null. The path may contain additional path elements after the MessageHandler is identified.

Parameters:

id - path identifier for MessageComposers from this Factory

user - AppUSer making request

Returns:

MessageHandler or MessageComposer or null