org.springframework.social.connect
Interface ConnectionFactoryLocator

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConnectionFactoryRegistry

public interface ConnectionFactoryLocator

A ServiceLocator for ConnectionFactory instances. Supports lookup by providerId and by apiType.

Author:

Keith Donald

See Also:

ConnectionFactory

Method Summary

<A> ConnectionFactory<A>	getConnectionFactory(java.lang.Class<A> apiType) Lookup a ConnectionFactory by apiType; for example, FacebookApi.class.
ConnectionFactory<?>	getConnectionFactory(java.lang.String providerId) Lookup a ConnectionFactory by providerId; for example, "facebook".
java.util.Set<java.lang.String>	registeredProviderIds() Returns the set of providerIds for which a ConnectionFactory is registered; for example, { "twitter", "facebook", "foursquare" } Elements in this set can be passed to getConnectionFactory(String) to fetch a specific factory instance.

Method Detail

getConnectionFactory

ConnectionFactory<?> getConnectionFactory(java.lang.String providerId)

Lookup a ConnectionFactory by providerId; for example, "facebook". The returned factory can be used to create connections to the provider. Used to support connection creation in a dynamic manner across the set of registered providers.

getConnectionFactory

<A> ConnectionFactory<A> getConnectionFactory(java.lang.Class<A> apiType)

Lookup a ConnectionFactory by apiType; for example, FacebookApi.class. The returned factory can be used to create connections to the provider. Primarily used in support of connection restoration requested by application code.

See Also:

ConnectionRepository.getPrimaryConnection(Class)

registeredProviderIds

java.util.Set<java.lang.String> registeredProviderIds()

Returns the set of providerIds for which a ConnectionFactory is registered; for example, { "twitter", "facebook", "foursquare" } Elements in this set can be passed to getConnectionFactory(String) to fetch a specific factory instance.