org.ehcache.spi.service

Interface ServiceCreationConfiguration<T extends Service,R>

Type Parameters:

T - the service type this configuration works with

R - the type of the detached representation

public interface ServiceCreationConfiguration<T extends Service,R>

A configuration type used when creating a Service.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default ServiceCreationConfiguration<T,?>	build(R representation) Construct a new configuration from the given detached representation.
default boolean	compatibleWith(ServiceCreationConfiguration<?,?> other) Returns true if this configuration can co-exist with other in the same manager configuration.
default R	derive() Derive a detached representation from this configuration
java.lang.Class<T>	getServiceType() Indicates which service consumes this configuration at creation.

Method Detail

getServiceType

java.lang.Class<T> getServiceType()

Indicates which service consumes this configuration at creation.

Returns:

the service type

derive

default R derive()
          throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Derive a detached representation from this configuration

Returns:

a detached representation

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if the configuration has no representation

build

default ServiceCreationConfiguration<T,?> build(R representation)
                                         throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException

Construct a new configuration from the given detached representation.

Parameters:

representation - a detached representation

Returns:

a new configuration

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if the configuration has no representation

compatibleWith

default boolean compatibleWith(ServiceCreationConfiguration<?,?> other)

Returns true if this configuration can co-exist with other in the same manager configuration.

The default implementation of compatibleWith (as used by many of the implementations) considers any instance of the same type (or a sub-type) to be incompatible with this instance.

Parameters:

other - other service creation configuration

Returns:

true if the two configurations are compatible