consciouscode.seedling.config
Class ImplicitBranchConfigResource

java.lang.Object
  consciouscode.seedling.config.ImplicitBranchConfigResource

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConfigResource

public class ImplicitBranchConfigResource
extends Object
implements ConfigResource

An artificial configuration resource implied by the presence of a directory in a ConfigLayer. It creates child nodes by asking the parent branch to create a child via BranchingBranch.provisionChildBranch().

Constructor Summary

ImplicitBranchConfigResource(Resource resource)

ImplicitBranchConfigResource(String identifier)

Method Summary

ConfigEvaluator	getEvaluator(NodeReference locationIgnored) Returns the evaluator being used by this resource.
String	getIdentifier() Returns a string identifying this resource, for use in messages.
Resource	getResource() Gets the underlying resource from which this configuration is loaded.
void	writeConfiguration(Writer out) Prints the content of this resource to a stream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ImplicitBranchConfigResource

public ImplicitBranchConfigResource(String identifier)

ImplicitBranchConfigResource

public ImplicitBranchConfigResource(Resource resource)

Method Detail

getResource

public Resource getResource()

Description copied from interface: ConfigResource

Gets the underlying resource from which this configuration is loaded.

Specified by:

getResource in interface ConfigResource

Returns:

may be null.

getIdentifier

public String getIdentifier()

Description copied from interface: ConfigResource

Returns a string identifying this resource, for use in messages.

Specified by:

getIdentifier in interface ConfigResource

Returns:

an identifying string, or null if one is not available.

getEvaluator

public ConfigEvaluator getEvaluator(NodeReference locationIgnored)

Description copied from interface: ConfigResource

Returns the evaluator being used by this resource. The evaluator depends on the kind of resource, and possibly on the contents of the resource as well.

Specified by:

getEvaluator in interface ConfigResource

Parameters:

locationIgnored - identifies the node being configured.

Returns:

the evaluator for this resource; not null.

writeConfiguration

public void writeConfiguration(Writer out)
                        throws IOException

Description copied from interface: ConfigResource

Prints the content of this resource to a stream.

Specified by:

writeConfiguration in interface ConfigResource

Parameters:

out - the stream to get the configuration content.

Throws:

IOException - if it's thrown by out.