001    /**
002     * =========================================
003     * LibFormula : a free Java formula library
004     * =========================================
005     *
006     * Project Info:  http://reporting.pentaho.org/libformula/
007     *
008     * (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation and Contributors.
009     *
010     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
011     * of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
012     * either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
013     *
014     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
015     * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
016     * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
017     *
018     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
019     * library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
020     * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
021     *
022     * [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
023     * in the United States and other countries.]
024     *
025     *
026     * ------------
027     * $Id: FunctionRegistry.java 2716 2007-04-01 13:51:58Z taqua $
028     * ------------
029     * (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation.
030     */
031    package org.jfree.formula.function;
032    
033    /**
034     * The function registry contains all information about all function available.
035     * It is also the central point from where to get function meta-data or where
036     * to instantiate functions.
037     *
038     * All functions are queried by their cannonical name.
039     *
040     * @author Thomas Morgner
041     */
042    public interface FunctionRegistry
043    {
044      public FunctionCategory[] getCategories();
045      public Function[] getFunctions();
046      public Function[] getFunctionsByCategory(FunctionCategory category);
047      public String[] getFunctionNames();
048      public String[] getFunctionNamesByCategory(FunctionCategory category);
049    
050      public Function createFunction(String name);
051      public FunctionDescription getMetaData (String name);
052    }