| PortletDriverRegistry.java |
1 /*
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3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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15 */
16
17 /*
18
19 */
20
21 package org.apache.wsrp4j.consumer;
22
23 import java.util.Iterator;
24
25 import org.apache.wsrp4j.exception.WSRPException;
26
27 /**
28 * This interface defines a registry which can be used to store
29 * portlet driver objects.
30 *
31 * @author Stephan Laertz
32 **/
33 public interface PortletDriverRegistry {
34
35 /**
36 * Get an portlet driver for the given portlet. If there is no portlet driver
37 * object cached a new portlet driver will be created and returned.
38 *
39 * @param portlet The portlet the returned portlet driver is bind to
40 *
41 * @return The portlet driver for this portlet
42 **/
43 public PortletDriver getPortletDriver(WSRPPortlet portlet)
44 throws WSRPException;
45
46 /**
47 * Get all cached portlet drivers.
48 *
49 * @return Iterator with all portlet drivers in the registry
50 **/
51 public Iterator getAllPortletDrivers();
52 }