org.apache.hivemind.service
Interface ClassFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
ClassFactoryImpl

public interface ClassFactory

Service used when dynamically creating new classes.

Author:
Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary
 ClassFab newClass(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class superClass)
          Creates a ClassFabobject for the given name; the new class is a subclass of the indicated class.
 InterfaceFab newInterface(java.lang.String name)
          Creates a new InterfaceFabobject with the given name.
 

Method Detail

newClass

public ClassFab newClass(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.Class superClass)
Creates a ClassFabobject for the given name; the new class is a subclass of the indicated class. The new class is public and concrete.

Incompatible change from 1.0: The module parameter has been removed.

Parameters:
name - the full qualified name of the class to create
superClass - the parent class, which is often java.lang.Object

newInterface

public InterfaceFab newInterface(java.lang.String name)
Creates a new InterfaceFabobject with the given name.

Since:
1.1