org.eclipse.hyades.edit.datapool
Interface IDatapoolFactory

public interface IDatapoolFactory

A datapool factory manages the construction and sharing of IDatapool objects. This interface supports sharing of editable datapools.

Method Summary

IDatapool	constructDatapool() Constructs and returns an empty IDataPool
IDatapool	loadForEdit(java.io.File dpFile, boolean sharedInstance) Load the datapool from the specified file.
void	save(IDatapool datapool) Persists the specified instance of a datapool.
void	saveAs(IDatapool datapool, java.io.File dpFile) Persists the specified instance of a datapool to the specified file.
void	unload(IDatapool datapool) Removes a reference to an instance of a datapool.

Method Detail

loadForEdit

IDatapool loadForEdit(java.io.File dpFile,                       boolean sharedInstance)

Load the datapool from the specified file. If a sharedInstance is requested then the cache of other datapools that have been opened is checked for an existing copy of the datapool. Note that modifying a shared instance of the datapool may effect other uses of the datapool and should only be done in a confined execution environment.

Parameters:

dpFile - The datapool file name.

sharedInstance - Available for sharing instances of the datapool, which can save significantly on datapool loading overhead.

See Also:

unload(IDatapool)

unload

void unload(IDatapool datapool)

Removes a reference to an instance of a datapool. If the datapool is shared the reference count is reduced. Once all references to a datapool have been unloaded the datapool instance will be made available to garbage collection.

Parameters:

datapool - The datapool instance being unloaded.

See Also:

#load(java.io.File,boolean)

save

void save(IDatapool datapool)

Persists the specified instance of a datapool. The file used is the same as the file from which the datapool was loaded. If the datapool was constructed from scratch the saveAs method should be used to save the file.

Parameters:

datapool - The datapool instance being saved.

See Also:

#load(java.io.File,boolean), unload(IDatapool), saveAs(IDatapool,java.io.File)

saveAs

void saveAs(IDatapool datapool,             java.io.File dpFile)

Persists the specified instance of a datapool to the specified file.

Parameters:

datapool - The datapool instance being saved.

dpFile - The file to which the datapool is to be saved.

See Also:

#load(java.io.File,boolean), unload(IDatapool), save(IDatapool)

constructDatapool

IDatapool constructDatapool()

Constructs and returns an empty IDataPool