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package org.eclipse.jetty.util.component;

import java.util.Collection;

A Container
/** * A Container */
public interface Container {
Add a bean. If the bean is-a Listener, then also do an implicit addEventListener(Listener).
Params:
  • o – the bean object to add
Returns:true if the bean was added, false if it was already present
/** * Add a bean. If the bean is-a {@link Listener}, then also do an implicit {@link #addEventListener(Listener)}. * * @param o the bean object to add * @return true if the bean was added, false if it was already present */
public boolean addBean(Object o);
Adds the given bean, explicitly managing it or not.
Params:
  • o – The bean object to add
  • managed – whether to managed the lifecycle of the bean
Returns:true if the bean was added, false if it was already present
/** * Adds the given bean, explicitly managing it or not. * * @param o The bean object to add * @param managed whether to managed the lifecycle of the bean * @return true if the bean was added, false if it was already present */
boolean addBean(Object o, boolean managed);
See Also:
Returns:the list of beans known to this aggregate
/** * @return the list of beans known to this aggregate * @see #getBean(Class) */
public Collection<Object> getBeans();
Params:
  • clazz – the class of the beans
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the Bean type
See Also:
Returns:the list of beans of the given class (or subclass)
/** * @param clazz the class of the beans * @param <T> the Bean type * @return the list of beans of the given class (or subclass) * @see #getBeans() * @see #getContainedBeans(Class) */
public <T> Collection<T> getBeans(Class<T> clazz);
Params:
  • clazz – the class of the bean
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the Bean type
Returns:the first bean of a specific class (or subclass), or null if no such bean exist
/** * @param clazz the class of the bean * @param <T> the Bean type * @return the first bean of a specific class (or subclass), or null if no such bean exist */
public <T> T getBean(Class<T> clazz);
Removes the given bean. If the bean is-a Listener, then also do an implicit removeEventListener(Listener).
Params:
  • o – the bean to remove
Returns:whether the bean was removed
/** * Removes the given bean. * If the bean is-a {@link Listener}, then also do an implicit {@link #removeEventListener(Listener)}. * * @param o the bean to remove * @return whether the bean was removed */
public boolean removeBean(Object o);
Add an event listener.
Params:
  • listener – the listener to add
See Also:
/** * Add an event listener. * * @param listener the listener to add * @see Container#addBean(Object) */
public void addEventListener(Listener listener);
Remove an event listener.
Params:
  • listener – the listener to remove
See Also:
/** * Remove an event listener. * * @param listener the listener to remove * @see Container#removeBean(Object) */
public void removeEventListener(Listener listener);
Unmanages a bean already contained by this aggregate, so that it is not started/stopped/destroyed with this aggregate.
Params:
  • bean – The bean to unmanage (must already have been added).
/** * Unmanages a bean already contained by this aggregate, so that it is not started/stopped/destroyed with this * aggregate. * * @param bean The bean to unmanage (must already have been added). */
void unmanage(Object bean);
Manages a bean already contained by this aggregate, so that it is started/stopped/destroyed with this aggregate.
Params:
  • bean – The bean to manage (must already have been added).
/** * Manages a bean already contained by this aggregate, so that it is started/stopped/destroyed with this * aggregate. * * @param bean The bean to manage (must already have been added). */
void manage(Object bean);
Test if this container manages a bean
Params:
  • bean – the bean to test
Returns:whether this aggregate contains and manages the bean
/** * Test if this container manages a bean * * @param bean the bean to test * @return whether this aggregate contains and manages the bean */
boolean isManaged(Object bean);
A listener for Container events. If an added bean implements this interface it will receive the events for this container.
/** * A listener for Container events. * If an added bean implements this interface it will receive the events * for this container. */
public interface Listener { void beanAdded(Container parent, Object child); void beanRemoved(Container parent, Object child); }
Inherited Listener. If an added bean implements this interface, then it will be added to all contained beans that are themselves Containers
/** * Inherited Listener. * If an added bean implements this interface, then it will * be added to all contained beans that are themselves Containers */
public interface InheritedListener extends Listener { }
Params:
  • clazz – the class of the beans
Type parameters:
  • <T> – the Bean type
Returns:the list of beans of the given class from the entire Container hierarchy
/** * @param clazz the class of the beans * @param <T> the Bean type * @return the list of beans of the given class from the entire Container hierarchy */
public <T> Collection<T> getContainedBeans(Class<T> clazz); }