001    /*
002     * ============================================================================
003     * GNU Lesser General Public License
004     * ============================================================================
005     *
006     * Beanlet - JSE Application Container.
007     * Copyright (C) 2006  Leon van Zantvoort
008     * 
009     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
010     * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
011     * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
012     * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
013     * 
014     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
015     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
016     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
017     * Lesser General Public License for more details.
018     * 
019     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
020     * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
021     * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
022     * 
023     * Leon van Zantvoort
024     * 243 Acalanes Drive #11
025     * Sunnyvale, CA 94086
026     * USA
027     *
028     * zantvoort@users.sourceforge.net
029     * http://beanlet.org
030     */
031    package org.beanlet;
032    
033    import java.util.Map;
034    
035    /**
036     * Factory for creating beanlet references.
037     *
038     * @author Leon van Zantvoort
039     */
040    public interface BeanletFactory<T> {
041    
042        /**
043         * Returns meta data for the underlying beanlet.
044         */
045        BeanletMetaData<T> getBeanletMetaData();
046    
047        /**
048         * Creates a new beanlet reference for the underlying beanlet.
049         *
050         * @return a new beanlet reference for the underlying beanlet.
051         * @throws BeanletCreationException if beanlet could not be created for
052         * any reason.
053         */
054        BeanletReference<T> create() throws BeanletCreationException;    
055    
056        /**
057         * Creates a new beanlet reference for the underlying beanlet.
058         *
059         * @param info map that contains parameters that can be injected into
060         * the beanlet instance.
061         * @return a new beanlet reference.
062         * @throws BeanletCreationException if beanlet could not be created for
063         * any reason.
064         */
065        BeanletReference<T> create(Map<String, ?> info) throws 
066                BeanletCreationException;
067    }