org.apache.geronimo.kernel.proxy
Interface ProxyManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicProxyManager

public interface ProxyManager

Manages kernel proxies. Note that all proxies will include an implementation of GeronimoManagedBean.

See Also:

GeronimoManagedBean

Method Summary

Object	createProxy(AbstractName target, Class type)
Object	createProxy(AbstractName target, ClassLoader loader)
ProxyFactory	createProxyFactory(Class[] types, ClassLoader classLoader) Creates a proxy factory for GBeans which will implement the specified types.
void	destroyProxy(Object proxy) Cleans up and resources associated with the proxy
AbstractName	getProxyTarget(Object proxy) Get the object name of the specified proxy TODO convert to abstractName
boolean	isProxy(Object object) Is the specified object a proxy

Method Detail

createProxyFactory

ProxyFactory createProxyFactory(Class[] types,
                                ClassLoader classLoader)

Creates a proxy factory for GBeans which will implement the specified types. The proxy class will be created within the specified class loader. All of the specified types must be visible from the class loader.

Parameters:

types - the type of the proxies this factory should create

classLoader - the class loader in which the proxy class will be registered

Returns:

the proxy factory

createProxy

Object createProxy(AbstractName target,
                   ClassLoader loader)

createProxy

Object createProxy(AbstractName target,
                   Class type)

destroyProxy

void destroyProxy(Object proxy)

Cleans up and resources associated with the proxy

Parameters:

proxy - the proxy to destroy

isProxy

boolean isProxy(Object object)

Is the specified object a proxy

Parameters:

object - the object to determin if it is a proxy

Returns:

true if the object is a proxy

getProxyTarget

AbstractName getProxyTarget(Object proxy)

Get the object name of the specified proxy TODO convert to abstractName

Parameters:

proxy - the proxy to get the target object name from

Returns:

the object name of the target