org.xwiki.component.descriptor

Interface ComponentDescriptor<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the component role

All Superinterfaces:

ComponentRole<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultComponentDescriptor

public interface ComponentDescriptor<T>
extends ComponentRole<T>

Represent a component.

Since:

1.7M1

Version:

$Id: a0aae74ff005b8535ca54b29c20903c022ebc0b3 $

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Collection<ComponentDependency<?>>	getComponentDependencies()
Class<? extends T>	getImplementation()
ComponentInstantiationStrategy	getInstantiationStrategy()

Methods inherited from interface org.xwiki.component.descriptor.ComponentRole

getRole, getRoleHint, getRoleType

Method Detail

getImplementation

Class<? extends T> getImplementation()

Returns:

the class of the component implementation

getInstantiationStrategy

ComponentInstantiationStrategy getInstantiationStrategy()

Returns:

the way the component should be instantiated

See Also:

ComponentInstantiationStrategy

getComponentDependencies

Collection<ComponentDependency<?>> getComponentDependencies()

Returns:

the components on which this component depends