1 /* 2 * Copyright (C) Christian Schulte <cs@schulte.it>, 2005-206 3 * All rights reserved. 4 * 5 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 6 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 7 * are met: 8 * 9 * o Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 10 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 11 * 12 * o Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 13 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in 14 * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the 15 * distribution. 16 * 17 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, 18 * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY 19 * AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL 20 * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, 21 * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 22 * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 23 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 24 * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 25 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 26 * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 27 * 28 * $JOMC: ModelProvider.java 5043 2015-05-27 07:03:39Z schulte $ 29 * 30 */ 31 package org.jomc.modlet; 32 33 /** 34 * {@code Model} provider interface. 35 * 36 * @author <a href="mailto:cs@schulte.it">Christian Schulte</a> 37 * @version $JOMC: ModelProvider.java 5043 2015-05-27 07:03:39Z schulte $ 38 * @see ModelContext#findModel(java.lang.String) 39 */ 40 public interface ModelProvider 41 { 42 43 /** 44 * Searches a given context for a {@code Model}. 45 * 46 * @param context The context to search for a {@code Model}. 47 * @param model The {@code Model} currently being searched. 48 * 49 * @return The {@code Model} found in the context or {@code null}, if no {@code Model} is found. 50 * 51 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code context} or {@code model} is {@code null}. 52 * @throws ModelException if searching the context fails. 53 */ 54 Model findModel( ModelContext context, Model model ) throws NullPointerException, ModelException; 55 56 }