org.base.apps.api
Interface ApplicationInfo

All Superinterfaces:

Customizer, Map<CharSequence,String>, Nameable, Named, PropertyChangeEmitter

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseInfo

public interface ApplicationInfo
extends Map<CharSequence,String>, Nameable, PropertyChangeEmitter

Defines contract for an Application's configuration and metadata.

Author:

Kevan Simpson

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map

Map.Entry<K,V>

Method Summary

ApplicationInfo	getChild(CharSequence... steps)
String	getDescription()
String	getTitle()
Class<?>	getType(CharSequence key)
String	offer(CharSequence key, String value) Will add the given info if and only if it does not exist in this object.
void	setDescription(String desc)
void	setTitle(String title)

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from interface org.base.apps.util.Nameable

setName

Methods inherited from interface org.base.apps.util.Named

getName

Methods inherited from interface org.base.apps.beans.events.PropertyChangeEmitter

addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, fireIndexedPropertyChange, fireIndexedPropertyChange, fireIndexedPropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface java.beans.Customizer

setObject

Method Detail

getChild

ApplicationInfo getChild(CharSequence... steps)

getDescription

String getDescription()

getTitle

String getTitle()

setDescription

void setDescription(String desc)

setTitle

void setTitle(String title)

getType

Class<?> getType(CharSequence key)

offer

String offer(CharSequence key,
             String value)

Will add the given info if and only if it does not exist in this object.

Parameters:

key - The given info's key.

value - The given info's value.

Returns:

The value of the info, regardless of whether it existed.