org.tratoo.mdd.kernel
Interface Repository

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRepositoryImpl

public interface Repository

A Repository provides an implementation of a domain model.

Author:

woelfle

Method Summary

<T> T	createInstance(java.lang.Class<T> domainType) Creates an instance of the type specifieed by the parameter 'domainType'.
java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.Object>	getAllElements() Returns all elements in the repository.
Domain	getDomain() The Domain the repository realizes.
java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.Object>	getRootElements() Returns the root elements in the repository.

Method Detail

getDomain

Domain getDomain()

The Domain the repository realizes.

Returns:

The domain the Repository relizes.

createInstance

<T> T createInstance(java.lang.Class<T> domainType)

Creates an instance of the type specifieed by the parameter 'domainType'.

Type Parameters:

T - The concrete domain type type.

Parameters:

domainType - The domain type for which to create a new instance.

Returns:

The new instance for the requested type.

getRootElements

java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.Object> getRootElements()

Returns the root elements in the repository. Root elements are elements that are not contained by any other element.

Returns:

The root elements in the repository.

getAllElements

java.util.Collection<? extends java.lang.Object> getAllElements()

Returns all elements in the repository.

Returns:

All elements in the repository.