org.perfectjpattern.core.api.structural.adapter
Interface IAdapter<T,A>

Type Parameters:

T - Target element type

A - Adaptee element type

All Superinterfaces:

InvocationHandler, ISurrogate<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

Adapter, EntityManagerAdapter, EntityTransactionAdapter, HibernateQueryAdapter, HibernateSessionAdapter, HibernateTransactionAdapter, JpaQueryAdapter, List2QueueAdapter

public interface IAdapter<T,A>
extends ISurrogate<T>

Adapter Design Pattern: Convert the interface of a class into another interface clients expect. Adapter lets classes work together that couldn't otherwise because of incompatible interfaces.

Responsibility Abstract definition of the "Adapter":

• adapts the interface Adaptee to the Target interface.

Version:

$Revision: 1.0 $Date: Jan 28, 2009 12:51:08 PM $

Author:

Giovanni Azua

Method Summary

A	getAdaptee() Returns the Adaptee instance
T	getTarget() Returns the Target instance
void	setAdaptingStrategy(IAdaptingStrategy anAdaptingStrategy) Sets the adapting strategy e.g.

Methods inherited from interface org.perfectjpattern.core.api.structural.ISurrogate

getComponent

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler

invoke

Method Detail

getTarget

T getTarget()

Returns the Target instance

Returns:

Target instance

getAdaptee

A getAdaptee()

Returns the Adaptee instance

Returns:

Adaptee instance

setAdaptingStrategy

void setAdaptingStrategy(IAdaptingStrategy anAdaptingStrategy)
                         throws IllegalArgumentException

Sets the adapting strategy e.g. exact, name, user-defined

Parameters:

anAdaptingStrategy - IAdaptingStrategy instance to assign

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - 'anAdaptingStrategy' must not be null