Package jmri

Interface LightManager

All Superinterfaces:
Manager<Light>, NameIncrementingManager, PropertyChangeProvider, ProvidingManager<Light>, SilenceablePropertyChangeProvider, VetoableChangeProvider
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractLightManager, AcelaLightManager, BiDiBLightManager, CbusLightManager, DCCppLightManager, InternalLightManager, IpocsLightManager, JMRIClientLightManager, LnLightManager, MqttLightManager, NceLightManager, OlcbLightManager, ProxyLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SerialLightManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificLightManager, SpecificLightManager, UsbLightManager, XBeeLightManager, XNetLightManager
public interface LightManager extends ProvidingManager<Light>, NameIncrementingManager
Interface for obtaining Lights.

This doesn't have a "new" method, as Lights are separately implemented, instead of being system-specific.

Based on SignalHeadManager.java

This file is part of JMRI.

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  • Method Details

    • provideLight

      @Nonnull Light provideLight(@Nonnull String name) throws IllegalArgumentException
      Get the Light with the user name, then system name if needed; if that fails, create a new Light. If the name is a valid system name, it will be used for the new Light. Otherwise, the Manager.makeSystemName(java.lang.String) method will attempt to turn it into a valid system name.

      This provides the same function as ProvidingManager.provide(java.lang.String) which has a more generic form.

      Parameters:
      name - User name, system name, or address which can be promoted to system name
      Returns:
      Never null under normal circumstances
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - when needed

    • provide

      @Nonnull default Light provide(@Nonnull String name) throws 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.

      Specified by:
      provide in interface ProvidingManager<Light>
      Parameters:
      name - User name, system name, or address which can be promoted to system name
      Returns:
      Never null
      Throws:
      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.

    • dispose

      void dispose()
      Free resources when no longer used. Specifically, remove all references to and from this object, so it can be garbage-collected.
      Specified by:
      dispose in interface Manager<Light>

    • getLight

      @CheckReturnValue @CheckForNull Light getLight(@Nonnull String name)
      Get an existing Light or return null if it doesn't exist.

      Locates via user name, then system name if needed.

      Parameters:
      name - User name, system name, or address which can be promoted to system name
      Returns:
      Light, or null if no existing Light.

    • newLight

      @Nonnull Light newLight(@Nonnull String systemName, @CheckForNull String userName) throws IllegalArgumentException
      Return a Light with the specified user or system name. Lookup Light by UserName, then Provide New Light by SystemName. Note that two calls with the same arguments will get the same instance; there is only one Light object representing a given physical Light and therefore only one with a specific system or user name.

      This will always return a valid object reference; a new object will be created if necessary. In that case:

      • If a null reference is given for user name, no user name will be associated with the Light object created; a valid system name must be provided
      • If both names are provided, the system name defines the hardware access of the desired sensor, and the user address is associated with it. The system name must be valid.
      Note that it is possible to make an inconsistent request if both addresses are provided, but the given values are associated with different objects. This is a problem, and we don't have a good solution except to issue warnings. This will mostly happen if you're creating Lights when you should be looking them up.
      Parameters:
      systemName - the desired system name
      userName - the desired user name
      Returns:
      requested Light object (never null)
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if cannot create the Light due to e.g. an illegal name or name that can't be parsed.

    • getByUserName

      @CheckReturnValue @CheckForNull Light getByUserName(@Nonnull String s)
      Locate a Light by its user name.
      Specified by:
      getByUserName in interface Manager<Light>
      Parameters:
      s - the user name
      Returns:
      the light or null if not found

    • getBySystemName

      @CheckReturnValue @CheckForNull Light getBySystemName(@Nonnull String s)
      Locate a Light by its system name.
      Specified by:
      getBySystemName in interface Manager<Light>
      Parameters:
      s - the system name
      Returns:
      the light or null if not found

    • validSystemNameConfig

      @CheckReturnValue default boolean validSystemNameConfig(@Nonnull String systemName)
      Test if parameter is a valid system name for current configuration.
      Parameters:
      systemName - the system name
      Returns:
      true if valid; false otherwise

    • convertSystemNameToAlternate

      @CheckReturnValue @Nonnull String convertSystemNameToAlternate(@Nonnull String systemName)
      Convert the system name to a normalized alternate name.

      This routine is to allow testing to ensure that two Lights with alternate names that refer to the same output bit are not created.

      This routine is implemented in AbstractLightManager to return "". If a system implementation has alternate names, the system specific Light Manager should override this routine and supply the alternate name.

      Parameters:
      systemName - the system name to convert
      Returns:
      an alternate name

    • activateAllLights

      void activateAllLights()
      Activate the control mechanism for each Light controlled by this LightManager. Note that some Lights don't require any activation. The activateLight method in AbstractLight.java determines what needs to be done for each Light.

    • supportsVariableLights

      @CheckReturnValue boolean supportsVariableLights(@Nonnull String systemName)
      Test if system in the given name can support a variable light.
      Parameters:
      systemName - the system name
      Returns:
      true if variable lights are supported; false otherwise

    • createSystemName

      @Nonnull String createSystemName(@Nonnull String curAddress, @Nonnull String prefix) throws JmriException
      Get a system name for a given hardware address and system prefix.
      Parameters:
      curAddress - desired hardware address
      prefix - system prefix used in system name, excluding Bean type-letter.
      Returns:
      the complete Light system name for the prefix and current address
      Throws:
      JmriException - if unable to create a system name for the given address, possibly due to invalid address format