uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.registry

Interface FormFactoryProvider<T>

Type Parameters:

T -

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, FormPolicy

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFormFactoryProvider, ConfigFormProvider.ConfigFormFactoryProvider, DataObjectFormEntry, DynamicFormEntry, FormEntry, HeirarchyFormRegistry.HeirarchyFormFactoryProvider, IndexedFormEntry

public interface FormFactoryProvider<T>
extends FormPolicy, java.lang.Comparable

Interface representing a set of create/update forms

See Also:

FormFactoryProviderRegistry

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FormCreator	getFormCreator(AppContext c) generate a FormCreator appropriate to the specified USer If user specialisation is required the SessionService can be retrieved from the AppContext
FormUpdate<T>	getFormUpdate(AppContext c) generate a FormUpdate object appropriate to the specified user.
java.lang.String	getID(T target) convert target object to id string.
java.lang.String	getName() Name of the object type as presented to the User
T	getTarget(AppContext c, java.lang.String id) Convert id string to target object This is needed in order to transfer the target between transitions

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.ed.epcc.webapp.forms.registry.FormPolicy

canCreate, canUpdate

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getFormUpdate

FormUpdate<T> getFormUpdate(AppContext c)
                     throws java.lang.Exception

generate a FormUpdate object appropriate to the specified user. If user specialisation is required the SessionService can be retrieved from the AppContext

Parameters:

c - AppContext

Returns:

FormUpdate

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getFormCreator

FormCreator getFormCreator(AppContext c)
                    throws java.lang.Exception

generate a FormCreator appropriate to the specified USer If user specialisation is required the SessionService can be retrieved from the AppContext

Parameters:

c - AppContext

Returns:

FormCreator

Throws:

java.lang.Exception

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Name of the object type as presented to the User

Returns:

String name

getTarget

T getTarget(AppContext c,
            java.lang.String id)

Convert id string to target object This is needed in order to transfer the target between transitions

Parameters:

c - AppContext

id -

Returns:

T target object

getID

java.lang.String getID(T target)

convert target object to id string. This is needed in order to transfer the target between transitions

Parameters:

target -

Returns:

unique id-string