CTK/Libs/PluginFramework/service/cm/ctkManagedServiceFactory.h

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#ifndef CTKMANAGEDSERVICEFACTORY_H
#define CTKMANAGEDSERVICEFACTORY_H

#include <ctkDictionary.h>

/**
 * \ingroup ConfigAdmin
 *
 * Manage multiple service instances.
 *
 * Plugins registering this interface are giving the Configuration Admin service
 * the ability to create and configure a number of instances of a service that
 * the implementing plugin can provide. For example, a plugin implementing a
 * DHCP server could be instantiated multiple times for different interfaces
 * using a factory.
 *
 * <p>
 * Each of these <i>service instances </i> is represented, in the persistent
 * storage of the Configuration Admin service, by a factory
 * <code>ctkConfiguration</code> object that has a PID. When such a
 * <code>ctkConfiguration</code> is updated, the Configuration Admin service
 * calls the <code>ctkManagedServiceFactory</code> updated method with the new
 * properties. When <code>updated</code> is called with a new PID, the Managed
 * Service Factory should create a new factory instance based on these
 * configuration properties. When called with a PID that it has seen before, it
 * should update that existing service instance with the new configuration
 * information.
 *
 * <p>
 * In general it is expected that the implementation of this interface will
 * maintain a data structure that maps PIDs to the factory instances that it has
 * created. The semantics of a factory instance are defined by the Managed
 * Service Factory. However, if the factory instance is registered as a service
 * object with the service registry, its PID should match the PID of the
 * corresponding <code>ctkConfiguration</code> object (but it should <b>not</b>
 * be registered as a Managed Service!).
 *
 * <p>
 * An example that demonstrates the use of a factory. It will create serial
 * ports under command of the Configuration Admin service.
 *
 * \code
 *
 *   class SerialPortFactory : public QObject, public ctkManagedServiceFactory
 *   {
 *
 *     ctkServiceRegistration registration;
 *     QHash<QString, SerialPort*> ports;
 *
 *     void start(ctkPluginContext* context)
 *     {
 *       ctkDictionary properties;
 *       properties.insert(ctkPluginConstants::SERVICE_PID,
 *         "com.acme.serialportfactory");
 *       registration = context->registerService<ctkManagedServiceFactory>(
 *         this, properties);
 *     }
 *
 *   public:
 *
 *     void updated(const QString& pid, const ctkDictionary& properties)
 *     {
 *       QString portName = properties["port"].toString();
 *       SerialPort* port = ports[pid];
 *       if (port == 0)
 *       {
 *         port = new SerialPort();
 *         ports.insert(pid, port);
 *         port->open();
 *       }
 *       if (port->getPortName() == portName)
 *         return;
 *       port->setPortName(portName);
 *     }
 *
 *     void deleted(const QString& pid)
 *     {
 *       SerialPort* port = ports[pid];
 *       port->close();
 *       ports.remove(pid);
 *     }
 *     ...
 *   };
 *
 * \endcode
 */
struct ctkManagedServiceFactory
{
  virtual ~ctkManagedServiceFactory() {}

  /**
   * Return a descriptive name of this factory.
   *
   * @return the name for the factory, which might be localized
   */
  virtual QString getName() = 0;

  /**
   * Create a new instance, or update the configuration of an existing
   * instance.
   *
   * If the PID of the <code>ctkConfiguration</code> object is new for the
   * Managed Service Factory, then create a new factory instance, using the
   * configuration <code>properties</code> provided. Else, update the
   * service instance with the provided <code>properties</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * If the factory instance is registered with the Framework, then the
   * configuration <code>properties</code> should be copied to its registry
   * properties. This is not mandatory and security sensitive properties
   * should obviously not be copied.
   *
   * <p>
   * If this method throws any <code>exception</code>, the Configuration
   * Admin service must catch it and should log it.
   *
   * <p>
   * When the implementation of updated detects any kind of error in the
   * configuration properties, it should create a new
   * {@link ctkConfigurationException} which describes the problem.
   *
   * <p>
   * The Configuration Admin service must call this method asynchronously.
   * This implies that implementors of the <code>ctkManagedServiceFactory</code>
   * class can be assured that the callback will not take place during
   * registration when they execute the registration in a synchronized method.
   *
   * @param pid The PID for this configuration.
   * @param properties A copy of the configuration properties. This argument
   *        must not contain the service.pluginLocation" property. The value
   *        of this property may be obtained from the
   *        <code>ctkConfiguration#getPluginLocation</code> method.
   * @throws ctkConfigurationException when the configuration properties are
   *         invalid.
   */
  virtual void updated(const QString& pid, const ctkDictionary& properties) = 0;

  /**
   * Remove a factory instance.
   *
   * Remove the factory instance associated with the PID. If the instance was
   * registered with the service registry, it should be unregistered.
   * <p>
   * If this method throws any <code>exception</code>, the Configuration
   * Admin service must catch it and should log it.
   * <p>
   * The Configuration Admin service must call this method asynchronously.
   *
   * @param pid the PID of the service to be removed
   */
  virtual void deleted(const QString& pid) = 0;
};

Q_DECLARE_INTERFACE(ctkManagedServiceFactory, "org.commontk.service.cm.ManagedServiceFactory")

#endif // CTKMANAGEDSERVICEFACTORY_H