org.semanticdesktop.aperture.crawler
Interface CrawlerRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

CrawlerRegistryImpl, DefaultCrawlerRegistry

public interface CrawlerRegistry

An CrawlerRegistry serves as a central registry for registering and obtaining CrawlerFactories.

Method Summary

void	add(CrawlerFactory factory) Adds a CrawlerFactory to this registry.
Set	get(URI type) Returns all CrawlerFactories that support the specified DataSource type.
Set	getAll() Returns all CrawlerFactories registered in this CrawlerRegistry.
void	remove(CrawlerFactory factory) Removes a CrawlerFactory from this registry.

Method Detail

add

void add(CrawlerFactory factory)

Adds a CrawlerFactory to this registry.

remove

void remove(CrawlerFactory factory)

Removes a CrawlerFactory from this registry.

get

Set get(URI type)

Returns all CrawlerFactories that support the specified DataSource type.

Returns:

A Set of CrawlerFactories whose supported types contain the specified type.

getAll

Set getAll()

Returns all CrawlerFactories registered in this CrawlerRegistry.

Returns:

A Set of CrawlerFactory instances.