rescuecore2.registry

Interface EntityFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEntityFactory, FilterEntityFactory, StandardEntityFactory

public interface EntityFactory

A factory for vending Entities.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String[]	getKnownEntityURNs() Get all entity urns understood by this factory.
Entity	makeEntity(java.lang.String urn, EntityID id) Create a new Entity.

Method Detail

makeEntity

Entity makeEntity(java.lang.String urn,
                  EntityID id)

Create a new Entity.

Parameters:

urn - The urn of the entity to create.

id - The id of the new entity.

Returns:

A new Entity of the correct type.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - If the urn is not recognised.

getKnownEntityURNs

java.lang.String[] getKnownEntityURNs()

Get all entity urns understood by this factory.

Returns:

All entity urns.