Package jmri

Interface ProvidingManager<E extends NamedBean>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of NamedBean supported by this manager

All Superinterfaces:

Manager<E>, PropertyChangeProvider, SilenceablePropertyChangeProvider, VetoableChangeProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:

IdTagManager, LightManager, MemoryManager, RailComManager, ReporterManager, RouteManager, SensorManager, SignalMastManager, TurnoutManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLightManager, AbstractMemoryManager, AbstractProvidingProxyManager, AbstractReporterManager, AbstractSensorManager, AbstractTurnoutManager, AcelaLightManager, AcelaSensorManager, AcelaTurnoutManager, BlockManager, CbusLightManager, CbusReporterManager, CbusSensorManager, CbusTurnoutManager, ConcentratorReporterManager, ConcentratorSensorManager, Dcc4PcReporterManager, Dcc4PcSensorManager, DCCppLightManager, DCCppSensorManager, DCCppTurnoutManager, DefaultIdTagManager, DefaultMemoryManager, DefaultRailComManager, DefaultRouteManager, DefaultSignalMastManager, EasyDccTurnoutManager, EcosReporterManager, EcosSensorManager, EcosTurnoutManager, EliteXNetTurnoutManager, InternalLightManager, InternalReporterManager, InternalSensorManager, InternalTurnoutManager, IpocsLightManager, IpocsSensorManager, IpocsTurnoutManager, JMRIClientLightManager, JMRIClientReporterManager, JMRIClientSensorManager, JMRIClientTurnoutManager, LnLightManager, LnReporterManager, LnSensorManager, LnSensorManager, LnTurnoutManager, MarklinSensorManager, MarklinTurnoutManager, MqttLightManager, MqttSensorManager, MqttTurnoutManager, MrcTurnoutManager, Mx1TurnoutManager, NceLightManager, NceSensorManager, NceTurnoutManager, OBlockManager, OlcbLightManager, OlcbSensorManager, OlcbTurnoutManager, ProxyIdTagManager, ProxyLightManager, ProxyReporterManager, ProxySensorManager, ProxyTurnoutManager, RaspberryPiSensorManager, RaspberryPiTurnoutManager, RfidReporterManager, RfidSensorManager, RpsReporterManager, RpsSensorManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialSensorManager, SerialSensorManager, SerialSensorManager, SerialSensorManager, SerialSensorManager, SerialSensorManager, SerialTurnoutManager, SerialTurnoutManager, SerialTurnoutManager, SerialTurnoutManager, SerialTurnoutManager, SerialTurnoutManager, SerialTurnoutManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificSensorManager, SpecificSensorManager, SpecificSensorManager, SpecificSensorManager, SprogTurnoutManager, SRCPSensorManager, SRCPTurnoutManager, StandaloneReporterManager, StandaloneSensorManager, TamsSensorManager, TamsTurnoutManager, TranspondingTagManager, UsbLightManager, XBeeLightManager, XBeeSensorManager, XBeeTurnoutManager, XNetLightManager, XNetSensorManager, XNetTurnoutManager, XpaTurnoutManager, Z21ReporterManager, Z21SensorManager, Z21XNetTurnoutManager, ZTC611XNetTurnoutManager

public interface ProvidingManager<E extends NamedBean>
extends Manager<E>

Extends the Manager class to handle "provide" methods that can create a NamedBean on request from just its system name.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface jmri.Manager

Manager.ManagerDataEvent<E extends NamedBean>, Manager.ManagerDataListener<E extends NamedBean>, Manager.NameValidity

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface jmri.Manager

ANALOGIOS, AUDIO, BLOCKBOSS, BLOCKS, CONDITIONALS, CTCDATA, ENTRYEXIT, IDTAGS, LAYOUTBLOCKS, LIGHTS, LOGIXNG_ANALOG_ACTIONS, LOGIXNG_ANALOG_EXPRESSIONS, LOGIXNG_CONDITIONALNGS, LOGIXNG_DIGITAL_ACTIONS, LOGIXNG_DIGITAL_BOOLEAN_ACTIONS, LOGIXNG_DIGITAL_EXPRESSIONS, LOGIXNG_GLOBAL_VARIABLES, LOGIXNG_MODULES, LOGIXNG_STRING_ACTIONS, LOGIXNG_STRING_EXPRESSIONS, LOGIXNG_TABLES, LOGIXNGS, LOGIXS, MEMORIES, METERFRAMES, METERS, OBLOCKS, PANELFILES, REPORTERS, ROUTES, SECTIONS, SENSORGROUPS, SENSORS, SIGNALGROUPS, SIGNALHEADS, SIGNALMASTLOGICS, SIGNALMASTS, STRINGIOS, TIMEBASE, TRANSITS, TURNOUTS, WARRANTS

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
E	provide(java.lang.String name)	Get an existing instance via user name, then system name; if no matching instance is found, create a new NameBean from the system name.

Methods inherited from interface jmri.Manager

addDataListener, deleteBean, deregister, dispose, getBeanTypeHandled, getBeanTypeHandled, getBySystemName, getByUserName, getEntryToolTip, getKnownBeanProperties, getMemo, getNamedBean, getNamedBeanClass, getNamedBeanSet, getObjectCount, getSubSystemNamePrefix, getSystemNamePrefix, getSystemPrefix, getXMLOrder, isValidSystemNameFormat, makeSystemName, makeSystemName, makeSystemName, register, removeDataListener, setDataListenerMute, typeLetter, validateBadCharsInSystemNameFormat, validateIntegerSystemNameFormat, validateNmraAccessorySystemNameFormat, validateSystemNameFormat, validateSystemNameFormat, validateSystemNameFormatOnlyNumeric, validateSystemNamePrefix, validateTrimmedMin1NumberSystemNameFormat, validateTrimmedSystemNameFormat, validateUppercaseTrimmedSystemNameFormat, validSystemNameFormat

Methods inherited from interface jmri.beans.PropertyChangeProvider

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface jmri.beans.SilenceablePropertyChangeProvider

setPropertyChangesSilenced

Methods inherited from interface jmri.beans.VetoableChangeProvider

addVetoableChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVetoableChangeListeners, removeVetoableChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener

Method Detail

provide

@Nonnull
E provide(@Nonnull
          java.lang.String name)
   throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Get an existing instance via user name, then system name; if no matching instance is found, create a new NameBean from the system name.

If the name is a valid system name, it will be used for the new NamedBean. Otherwise, the Manager.makeSystemName(java.lang.String) method will attempt to turn it into a valid system name which the manager will attempt to use. If that fails, an exception is thrown.

This is similar to the specific methods found in certain type-specific managers: TurnoutManager.provideTurnout(java.lang.String), SensorManager.provideSensor(java.lang.String), et al. Those might be more mnemonic; this one is more generic. Neither is preferred nor deprecated; use your choice.

Parameters:

name - User name, system name, or address which can be promoted to system name

Returns:

Never null

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if NamedBean doesn't already exist and the manager cannot create it due to an illegal name or name that can't be parsed.