| package org.eclipse.emf.henshin.sam.paf; | |
| import java.util.List; | |
| import java.util.Map; | |
| import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IConfigurationElement; | |
| public interface FilterFactory { | |
| /** | |
| * Creates a <code>IFilter</code> registered under the specified name.<br /> | |
| * You can use this method to create a new instance of an <code>IFilter</code> that has been registered using the <code>de.hpi.sam.paf.Filter</code> extension point. If the running system contains a filter declaration like: | |
| * <code> | |
| * <filter | |
| * name = "foo" | |
| * filter_flass = "bar"> | |
| * </filter> | |
| * </code> | |
| * the result of <code>createFilter("foo")</code> is a new instance of the class "bar". | |
| * @param name The name of <code>IFilter</code> to create | |
| * @throws UnknownFilterException This exception if thrown, if the name passed as argument is not registered using the <code>de.hpi.sam.paf.Filter</code> extension point. | |
| * @return a new instance of the class registered under the given name. | |
| * @see PAFActivator#getFilterFactory() | |
| */ | |
| public IFilter<?,?> createFilter(String name) throws UnknownFilterException; | |
| public String[] getAllFilterNames(); | |
| public Map<String, List<IConfigurationElement>> getAllConfigFields(); | |
| } |