org.lsst.ccs.command

Interface LocalCommandDictionary

All Known Implementing Classes:

CommandDictionaryBuilder

public interface LocalCommandDictionary

interface to define a "Local" Command Dictionary on a per-class basis. It can deliver a Dictionary and find a Method Object. "Local" means it can be used only where it is built and cannot be exported (these objects are not Serializable)

Author:

bamade

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Dictionary	getCommandDictionary() Gets the command dictionary.
Method	getMethod(BasicCommand command) Finds the method which should be invoked as a result of a particular command.
Method	getMethod(DictionaryCommand dc) * Finds a Method which is linked to a DictionaryCommand.
Collection<Method>	getMethods()

Method Detail

getCommandDictionary

Dictionary getCommandDictionary()

Gets the command dictionary.

Returns:

The command dictionary.

getMethod

Method getMethod(BasicCommand command)

Finds the method which should be invoked as a result of a particular command.

Parameters:

command - The command to be invoked

Returns:

The method to be called to invoke the command, or null if the command is not known.

getMethod

Method getMethod(DictionaryCommand dc)

* Finds a Method which is linked to a DictionaryCommand.

Parameters:

dc - a dictionary command that must be extracted from the current Dictionary

Returns:

The method to be called to invoke the command, or null if the command is not known.

getMethods

Collection<Method> getMethods()

Returns:

all the methods that are commands