Interface DirStateFactory
- All Superinterfaces:
StateFactory
public interface DirStateFactory extends StateFactory
This interface represents a factory for obtaining the state of an object and corresponding attributes for binding.
The JNDI framework allows for object implementations to be loaded in dynamically via object factories
.
A DirStateFactory
extends StateFactory
by allowing an Attributes
instance to be supplied to and be returned by the getStateToBind()
method. DirStateFactory
implementations are intended to be used by DirContext
service providers. When a caller binds an object using DirContext.bind()
, he might also specify a set of attributes to be bound with the object. The object and attributes to be bound are passed to the getStateToBind()
method of a factory. If the factory processes the object and attributes, it returns a corresponding pair of object and attributes to be bound. If the factory does not process the object, it must return null.
For example, a caller might bind a printer object with some printer-related attributes.
ctx.rebind("inky", printer, printerAttrs);An LDAP service provider for
ctx
uses a DirStateFactory
(indirectly via DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()
) and gives it printer
and printerAttrs
. A factory for an LDAP directory might turn printer
into a set of attributes and merge that with printerAttrs
. The service provider then uses the resulting attributes to create an LDAP entry and updates the directory. Since DirStateFactory
extends StateFactory
, it has two getStateToBind()
methods, where one differs from the other by the attributes argument. DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()
will only use the form that accepts the attributes argument, while NamingManager.getStateToBind()
will only use the form that does not accept the attributes argument.
Either form of the getStateToBind()
method of a DirStateFactory may be invoked multiple times, possibly using different parameters. The implementation is thread-safe.
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
-
DirectoryManager.getStateToBind(java.lang.Object, javax.naming.Name, javax.naming.Context, java.util.Hashtable<?, ?>, javax.naming.directory.Attributes)
,DirObjectFactory
Nested Class Summary
Modifier and Type | Interface | Description |
---|---|---|
static class | DirStateFactory.Result | An object/attributes pair for returning the result of DirStateFactory.getStateToBind(). |
Method Summary
Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
---|---|---|
DirStateFactory.Result | getStateToBind(Object obj,
Name name,
Context nameCtx,
Hashtable<?,?> environment,
Attributes inAttrs) | Retrieves the state of an object for binding given the object and attributes to be transformed. |
Methods declared in interface javax.naming.spi.StateFactory
getStateToBind
Method Detail
getStateToBind
DirStateFactory.Result getStateToBind(Object obj, Name name, Context nameCtx, Hashtable<?,?> environment, Attributes inAttrs) throws NamingException
Retrieves the state of an object for binding given the object and attributes to be transformed.
DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()
successively loads in state factories. If a factory implements DirStateFactory
, DirectoryManager
invokes this method; otherwise, it invokes StateFactory.getStateToBind()
. It does this until a factory produces a non-null answer.
When an exception is thrown by a factory, the exception is passed on to the caller of DirectoryManager.getStateToBind()
. The search for other factories that may produce a non-null answer is halted. A factory should only throw an exception if it is sure that it is the only intended factory and that no other factories should be tried. If this factory cannot create an object using the arguments supplied, it should return null.
The name
and nameCtx
parameters may optionally be used to specify the name of the object being created. See the description of "Name and Context Parameters" in ObjectFactory.getObjectInstance()
for details. If a factory uses nameCtx
it should synchronize its use against concurrent access, since context implementations are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.
The name
, inAttrs
, and environment
parameters are owned by the caller. The implementation will not modify these objects or keep references to them, although it may keep references to clones or copies. The object returned by this method is owned by the caller. The implementation will not subsequently modify it. It will contain either a new Attributes
object that is likewise owned by the caller, or a reference to the original inAttrs
parameter.
- Parameters:
-
obj
- A possibly null object whose state is to be retrieved. -
name
- The name of this object relative tonameCtx
, or null if no name is specified. -
nameCtx
- The context relative to which thename
parameter is specified, or null ifname
is relative to the default initial context. -
environment
- The possibly null environment to be used in the creation of the object's state. -
inAttrs
- The possibly null attributes to be bound with the object. The factory must not modifyinAttrs
. - Returns:
- A
Result
containing the object's state for binding and the corresponding attributes to be bound; null if the object don't use this factory. - Throws:
-
NamingException
- If this factory encountered an exception while attempting to get the object's state, and no other factories are to be tried. - See Also:
DirectoryManager.getStateToBind(java.lang.Object, javax.naming.Name, javax.naming.Context, java.util.Hashtable<?, ?>, javax.naming.directory.Attributes)