Package org.daisy.dotify.api.translator

Class BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker

java.lang.Object

org.daisy.dotify.api.translator.BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker

All Implemented Interfaces:

BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

public class BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker
extends Object
implements BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Provides a braille translator factory maker. This class will look for implementations of the BrailleTranslatorFactory interface using the services API. It will return the first implementation that matches the requested specification.

This class can be overridden by extending it and adding a reference to the new implementation to the services API. This class will then choose the new implementation when a new instance is requested.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker()	Creates a new braille translator factory maker.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addFactory(BrailleTranslatorFactoryService factory)	Adds a factory (intended for use by the OSGi framework)
Collection<TranslatorSpecification>	listSpecifications()	Returns a list of supported specifications.
BrailleTranslatorFactory	newFactory(String locale, String grade)	Gets a factory for the given specification.
static BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker	newInstance()	Creates a new BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker and populates it using the SPI (java service provider interface).
BrailleTranslator	newTranslator(String locale, String grade)	Gets a translator for the given specification
void	removeFactory(BrailleTranslatorFactoryService factory)	Removes a factory (intended for use by the OSGi framework)
boolean	supportsSpecification(String locale, String grade)	Returns true if the translator factory supports the given specification.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker

public BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker()

Creates a new braille translator factory maker.

Method Detail

newInstance

public static BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker newInstance()

Creates a new BrailleTranslatorFactoryMaker and populates it using the SPI (java service provider interface).

In an OSGi context, an instance should be retrieved using the service registry. It will be registered under the BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService interface.

Returns:

returns a new braille translator factory maker.

addFactory

public void addFactory(BrailleTranslatorFactoryService factory)

Adds a factory (intended for use by the OSGi framework)

Parameters:

factory - the factory to add

removeFactory

public void removeFactory(BrailleTranslatorFactoryService factory)

Removes a factory (intended for use by the OSGi framework)

Parameters:

factory - the factory to remove

supportsSpecification

public boolean supportsSpecification(String locale,
                                     String grade)

Description copied from interface: BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Returns true if the translator factory supports the given specification.

Specified by:

supportsSpecification in interface BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Parameters:

locale - the translator locale

grade - the translator grade, or null for uncontracted braille

Returns:

returns true if the translator factory supports the specification

newFactory

public BrailleTranslatorFactory newFactory(String locale,
                                           String grade)
                                    throws TranslatorConfigurationException

Gets a factory for the given specification.

Specified by:

newFactory in interface BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Parameters:

locale - the locale for the factory

grade - the grade for the factory

Returns:

returns a braille translator factory

Throws:

TranslatorConfigurationException - if the specification is not supported

newTranslator

public BrailleTranslator newTranslator(String locale,
                                       String grade)
                                throws TranslatorConfigurationException

Description copied from interface: BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Gets a translator for the given specification

Specified by:

newTranslator in interface BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Parameters:

locale - the locale for the translator

grade - the grade for the translator

Returns:

returns a braille translator

Throws:

TranslatorConfigurationException - if the specification is not supported

listSpecifications

public Collection<TranslatorSpecification> listSpecifications()

Description copied from interface: BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Returns a list of supported specifications.

Specified by:

listSpecifications in interface BrailleTranslatorFactoryMakerService

Returns:

returns a list of specifications