org.glassfish.hk2.configuration.hub.api

Interface Hub

All Known Implementing Classes:

HubImpl

@Contract
public interface Hub

The central repository of configuration objects in the system. Configuration objects are organized by type, and within that type keyed instances of the configuration object.

A configuration object can be a java bean following the java bean standard. A configuration object can also be a bean-like Map, which is a Map<String,Object> that has as keys the names of the properties and as values value that property should take

Author:

jwells

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BeanDatabase	getCurrentDatabase() Gets the current database running in the system
WriteableBeanDatabase	getWriteableDatabaseCopy() Creates a writeable copy of the currently running database.

Method Detail

getCurrentDatabase

BeanDatabase getCurrentDatabase()

Gets the current database running in the system

Returns:

The current database known to the Hub

getWriteableDatabaseCopy

WriteableBeanDatabase getWriteableDatabaseCopy()

Creates a writeable copy of the currently running database. If the WriteableBeanDatabase.commit() method is called (and no other WriteableBeanDatabase.commit() method has been called) then a read-only copye of the WriteableBeanDatabase will become the current database. There is no requirement to eventually call the WriteableBeanDatabase.commit() method

Returns:

A writeable copy of the current database