Module com.marginallyclever.robotoverlord

Package com.marginallyclever.ro3.node.nodefactory

Class NodeFactory

java.lang.Object

com.marginallyclever.ro3.node.nodefactory.NodeFactory

public class NodeFactory
extends Object

A factory that can be used to create Nodes. It does not manage the objects it creates.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	NodeFactory.Category	Categories of Node types.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NodeFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clear()
Node	create(String identifier)	Create a new Node of the given type.
NodeFactory.Category	getRoot()
Supplier<Node>	getSupplierFor(String identifier)	find the sub-factory that matches the given identifier.
void	scan(String packageName)	Scan all classes in the package for classes that extend Node.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

NodeFactory

public NodeFactory()

Method Details

getRoot

public NodeFactory.Category getRoot()

getSupplierFor

public Supplier<Node> getSupplierFor(String identifier)

find the sub-factory that matches the given identifier.

Parameters:

identifier - the name of type of Node the sub-factory produces.

Returns:

the sub-factory that matches the given identifier, or null if not found.

create

public Node create(String identifier)

Create a new Node of the given type.

Parameters:

identifier - the type of Node to create.

Returns:

a new instance of the Node, or null if the supplier is not found.

scan

public void scan(String packageName)

Scan all classes in the package for classes that extend Node.

Parameters:

packageName - the package to scan.

clear

public void clear()