de.smartics.properties.core.services
Interface InstanceCreator<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of instances created.

All Known Implementing Classes:

DummyInstanceCreator

public interface InstanceCreator<T>

Interface to create instances for the service factory.

Method Summary

T	create() Creates the instance.
Class<T>	getType() Returns the type this creator creates instances for.

Method Detail

getType

Class<T> getType()

Returns the type this creator creates instances for. The type is a generic type, the instance creator usually creates more specific types than this type indicates.

Returns:

the type of the created instances.

create

@CheckForNull
T create()
         throws ConfigException

Creates the instance.

Returns:

the created instance. May be null if there is not enough information to create an instance.

Throws:

ConfigException - on any technical problem encountered while creating the instance.