org.eclipse.sisu.bean

Interface BeanManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

LifecycleManager, PlexusLifecycleManager

public interface BeanManager

Service that manages the lifecycle of beans.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PropertyBinding	manage(BeanProperty<?> property) Asks this manager to manage the given bean property.
boolean	manage(Class<?> clazz) Decides whether instances of the given bean type should be reported to this manager.
boolean	manage(Object bean) Asks this manager to manage the given bean instance.
boolean	unmanage() Asks this manager to unmanage all the bean instances it knows about.
boolean	unmanage(Object bean) Asks this manager to unmanage the given bean instance.

Method Detail

manage

boolean manage(Class<?> clazz)

Decides whether instances of the given bean type should be reported to this manager.

Parameters:

clazz - The bean type

Returns:

true if instances of the bean should be reported; otherwise false

manage

PropertyBinding manage(BeanProperty<?> property)

Asks this manager to manage the given bean property.

Parameters:

property - The bean property

Returns:

Non-null binding if the bean property was managed; otherwise null

manage

boolean manage(Object bean)

Asks this manager to manage the given bean instance.

Parameters:

bean - The bean instance

Returns:

true if the bean instance was managed; otherwise false

unmanage

boolean unmanage(Object bean)

Asks this manager to unmanage the given bean instance.

Parameters:

bean - The bean instance

Returns:

true if the bean instance was unmanaged; otherwise false

unmanage

boolean unmanage()

Asks this manager to unmanage all the bean instances it knows about.

Returns:

true if any bean instances were unmanaged; otherwise false