org.alfresco.repo.management.subsystems

Interface ChildApplicationContextManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultChildApplicationContextManager

public interface ChildApplicationContextManager

A ChildApplicationContextManager manages a 'chain' of child application contexts, perhaps corresponding to the components of a chained subsystem such as authentication. A ChildApplicationContextManager may also support the dynamic modification of its chain.

Author:

dward

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext	getApplicationContext(String id) Gets the application context with the given identifier.
Collection<String>	getInstanceIds() Gets the ordered collection of identifiers, indicating the ordering of the chain.

Method Detail

getInstanceIds

Collection<String> getInstanceIds()

Gets the ordered collection of identifiers, indicating the ordering of the chain.

Returns:

an ordered collection of identifiers, indicating the ordering of the chain.

getApplicationContext

org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext getApplicationContext(String id)

Gets the application context with the given identifier.

Parameters:

id - the identifier of the application context to retrieve

Returns:

the application context with the given identifier or null if it does not exist