001    /**
002     * ================================================
003     * LibLoader : a free Java resource loading library
004     * ================================================
005     *
006     * Project Info:  http://reporting.pentaho.org/libloader/
007     *
008     * (C) Copyright 2006, 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: ResourceFactory.java 2713 2007-04-01 13:43:18Z taqua $
028     * ------------
029     * (C) Copyright 2006, by Pentaho Corporation.
030     */
031    package org.jfree.resourceloader;
032    
033    /**
034     * Creation-Date: 05.04.2006, 12:52:32
035     *
036     * @author Thomas Morgner
037     */
038    public interface ResourceFactory
039    {
040      public static final String CONFIG_PREFIX =
041              "org.jfree.resourceloader.factory.modules.";
042    
043      public Resource create (final ResourceManager manager,
044                              final ResourceData data,
045                              final ResourceKey context)
046              throws ResourceCreationException, ResourceLoadingException;
047    
048      public Class getFactoryType();
049      public void initializeDefaults ();
050    }