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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - Initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.wst.server.core.model;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
import org.eclipse.wst.server.core.IModule;
import org.eclipse.wst.server.core.internal.Module;
import org.eclipse.wst.server.core.internal.ModuleFactory;
/**
 * A module factory delegate provides a mechanism for discovering
 * modules. A module factory delegate is specified by the
 * <code>class</code> attribute of a <code>moduleFactories</code> extension.
 * <p>
 * When the module factory needs to be given a delegate, the delegate class
 * specified for the module factory is instantiated with a 0-argument
 * constructor.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Module factory delegates may keep state in instance fields, but that state is
 * transient and will not be persisted across workbench sessions.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This abstract class is intended to be extended only by clients
 * to extend the <code>moduleFactories</code> extension point.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see org.eclipse.wst.server.core.IModule
 * @see ModuleDelegate
 * @since 1.0
 */
public abstract class ModuleFactoryDelegate {
	private ModuleFactory factory;
	
	/**
	 * Delegates must have a public 0-arg constructor.
	 */
	public ModuleFactoryDelegate() {
		// do nothing
	}

	/**
	 * Initializes this module factory delegate with its life-long module
	 * factory instance.
	 * <p>
	 * This method is called by the server core framework.
	 * Clients should never call this method.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @param newFactory the module factory instance
	 */
	final void initialize(ModuleFactory newFactory) {
		factory = newFactory;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the id of this factory.
	 * Each factory has a distinct id, fixed for its lifetime. Ids are intended to
	 * be used internally as keys; they are not intended to be shown to end users.
	 * 
	 * @return the factory id
	 */
	protected final String getId() {
		return factory.getId();
	}

	/**
	 * Creates a module instance with the given static information. This method is used
	 * by module factory delegates to create module instances.
	 *  
	 * @param id the module id
	 * @param name the module name
	 * @param type the module type id
	 * @param version the module version id
	 * @param project the project that the module is contained in
	 * @return a module instance
	 */
	protected final IModule createModule(String id, String name, String type, String version, IProject project) {
		return new Module(factory, id, name, type, version, project);
	}

	/**
	 * Creates the module delegate for a module with the given information.
	 * This method is called when a client needs to access the module delegate
	 * associated with the given module.
	 * 
	 * @param module a module
	 * @return the module delegate
	 */
	public abstract ModuleDelegate getModuleDelegate(IModule module);

	/**
	 * Return all modules created by this factory. 
	 * <p>
	 * This method is normally called by the web server core framework.
	 * Clients (other than the delegate) should never call this method.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * A new array is returned on each call, so clients may store or modify the result.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @return a possibly-empty array of modules {@link IModule}
	 */
	public abstract IModule[] getModules();
}