Pi4J (Pi4J :: LIBRARY :: Java Library (CORE) 2.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.pi4j.Pi4J

```
public class Pi4J
extends Object
```
Pi4J class.

Version:

$Id: $Id

Author:

Robert Savage (http://www.savagehomeautomation.com)

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Context`	`newAutoContext()`	Returns a new 'Context' instance which represents the Pi4J runtime state and lifecycle.
`static Context`	`newContext()`	Returns a new empty 'Context' instance which represents the Pi4J runtime state and lifecycle.
`static ContextBuilder`	`newContextBuilder()`	Returns a new 'ContextBuilder' instance to help create a custom 'Context' which represents the Pi4J runtime state and lifecycle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - newContextBuilder
```
public static ContextBuilder newContextBuilder()
```
    Returns a new 'ContextBuilder' instance to help create a custom 'Context' which represents the Pi4J runtime state and lifecycle. The 'ContextBuilder' will allow you to add custom 'Platforms' and 'Providers'.
    
    Returns:
    
    ContextBuilder
  - newAutoContext
```
public static Context newAutoContext()
```
    Returns a new 'Context' instance which represents the Pi4J runtime state and lifecycle. This 'Context' instance will automatically load all detected 'Platforms' and 'Providers' that are detected in the application's class-path.
    
    Returns:
    
    Context
  - newContext
```
public static Context newContext()
```
    Returns a new empty 'Context' instance which represents the Pi4J runtime state and lifecycle. This empty 'Context' will not contain any 'Platforms' or 'Providers' by default. The empty context can be used if 'Platforms' and 'Providers' need to be added to the runtime context.
    
    Returns:
    
    Context