Package org.kuali.rice.krad.data.provider

Interface ProviderRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:
ProviderRegistryImpl
public interface ProviderRegistry
Registry of KRAD Data Providers.
Author:
Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  • Method Details

    • registerProvider

      void registerProvider(Provider provider)
      Register a Provider.
      Parameters:
      provider - the provider to register

    • unregisterProvider

      boolean unregisterProvider(Provider provider)
      Unregister a Provider if it exists.
      Parameters:
      provider - the provider to unregister
      Returns:
      true if provider was unregistered

    • getProviders

      List<Provider> getProviders()
      Obtain list of all registered providers.
      Returns:
      non-null and immutable list of all registered providers

    • getProvidersForType

      List<Provider> getProvidersForType(Class<? extends Provider> providerType)
      Obtain list of all registered providers of a given type.
      Parameters:
      providerType - the provider type
      Returns:
      non-null and immutable list of all registered providers of a given type

    • getMetadataProviders

      List<MetadataProvider> getMetadataProviders()
      Obtain list of all registered MetadataProviders
      Returns:
      non-null and immutable list of all registered MetadataProviders

    • getMetadataProvider

      MetadataProvider getMetadataProvider(Class<?> type)
      Obtain the first MetadataProvider which handles the gives type.
      Returns:
      the MetadataProvider which handles the given type, or null if none could be found

    • getPersistenceProvider

      PersistenceProvider getPersistenceProvider(Class<?> type)
      Return the persistence provider for a given type.
      Parameters:
      type - the data object type
      Returns:
      persistence provider for given type, or null if no matching provider is registered