com.evermind.util
Interface Config

All Known Subinterfaces:

UserManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractUserManager, DataSourceUserManager, EJBUserManager

public interface Config

Base interface for configurations.

Method Summary

void	create(java.net.URL url) Instantiate this config as a new Config with the persistence set to the specified URL.
void	invalidate() Invalidate the config, ie force a reload (make isUpdated() return true).
boolean	isUpdated() Check if an update is needed
void	store() Store the current settings to the persistent storage.
void	update() Update this config if needed (isUpdated() returns true), ie reload any cached data (if present).

Method Detail

isUpdated

boolean isUpdated()

Check if an update is needed

update

void update()
            throws java.lang.InstantiationException

Update this config if needed (isUpdated() returns true), ie reload any cached data (if present).

Throws:

java.lang.InstantiationException

invalidate

void invalidate()

Invalidate the config, ie force a reload (make isUpdated() return true).

create

void create(java.net.URL url)
            throws java.io.IOException

Instantiate this config as a new Config with the persistence set to the specified URL.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

store

void store()
           throws java.io.IOException

Store the current settings to the persistent storage. *ALWAYS* call .store() after an update operation.

Throws:

java.io.IOException