org.biojava.directory
Class RegistryConfiguration.Composite

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.biojava.directory.RegistryConfiguration.Composite

All Implemented Interfaces:

RegistryConfiguration

Enclosing class:

RegistryConfiguration

public static class RegistryConfiguration.Composite

extends java.lang.Object

implements RegistryConfiguration

A RegistryConfiguration that allows you to treat other configurations as providing important or default configuration information.

Author:

Matthew Pocock

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class org.biojava.directory.RegistryConfiguration

RegistryConfiguration.Composite, RegistryConfiguration.Impl

Constructor Summary

RegistryConfiguration.Composite()

Method Summary

void	addBottomConfig(RegistryConfiguration newConfig) Add a configuration as the most default place to look.
void	addTopConfig(RegistryConfiguration newConfig) Add a configuration as the most authoritative place to look.
java.lang.String	getConfigLocator() getConfigLocator returns a locator for the configuration.
java.util.Map	getConfiguration() getConfiguration returns a mapping of registry database names to collections of tag-value pairs.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RegistryConfiguration.Composite

public RegistryConfiguration.Composite()

Method Detail

getConfiguration

public java.util.Map getConfiguration()

Description copied from interface: RegistryConfiguration

getConfiguration returns a mapping of registry database names to collections of tag-value pairs.

Specified by:

getConfiguration in interface RegistryConfiguration

Returns:

a Map.

getConfigLocator

public java.lang.String getConfigLocator()

Description copied from interface: RegistryConfiguration

getConfigLocator returns a locator for the configuration.

Specified by:

getConfigLocator in interface RegistryConfiguration

Returns:

a String.

addTopConfig

public void addTopConfig(RegistryConfiguration newConfig)
                  throws RegistryException

Add a configuration as the most authoritative place to look. During future lookups with this context, values in newConfig will take precedence over values in the previously existing configuration.

Parameters:

newConfig - the RegistryConfiguration to add as most important

RegistryException

addBottomConfig

public void addBottomConfig(RegistryConfiguration newConfig)
                     throws RegistryException

Add a configuration as the most default place to look. During future lookups with this context, values in newConfig will be used as default values only if the lookup would return nothing in the previously existing configuration.

Parameters:

newConfig - the RegistryConfiguration to add as the default

RegistryException