org.diet4j.core

Interface ModuleActivator

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultModuleActivator

public interface ModuleActivator

Instances supporting this interface know how to activate a Module.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	activate() Activate a Module.
void	deactivate() Deactivate a Module.
ModuleActivator	dependentModuleActivator(Module dependentModule) Obtain a ModuleActivator that is responsible for activating a dependent Module.
Module	getModule() Obtain the Module that we can activate.

Method Detail

getModule

Module getModule()

Obtain the Module that we can activate.

Returns:

the Module that we can activate

activate

Object activate()
         throws ModuleActivationException

Activate a Module.

Returns:

a context object that is Module-specific, or null if none

Throws:

ModuleActivationException - throws if the Module could not be activated

deactivate

void deactivate()
         throws ModuleDeactivationException

Deactivate a Module.

Throws:

ModuleDeactivationException - throws if the Module could not be deactivated

dependentModuleActivator

ModuleActivator dependentModuleActivator(Module dependentModule)

Obtain a ModuleActivator that is responsible for activating a dependent Module.

Parameters:

dependentModule - the dependent Module to activate

Returns:

the ModuleActivator for the dependent Module