Class Configuration

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Dumpable

    public class Configuration
    extends Entity
    A Configuration that extends Entity and contains the complete configuration of a single Swiftlet. That is, every defined Entities, a "usage" Entity if configured, and an Entity with name ".metadata" which contains the meta data of the Swiftlet. The Configuration is filled by the SwiftletManager and passed to the Swiftlet as a parameter to the startup() method.
    Author:
    IIT GmbH, Bremen/Germany, Copyright (c) 2000-2002, All Rights Reserved
    • Constructor Detail

      • Configuration

        public Configuration​(MetaData metaData)
        Create a new Configuration. Used by the SwiftletManager.
        Parameters:
        metaData - meta data object.
      • Configuration

        public Configuration()
    • Method Detail

      • createMetaEntity

        public static Entity createMetaEntity​(MetaData metaData)
        Creates an Entity from a MetaData object. Internal use only.
        Parameters:
        metaData - meta data.
        Returns:
        entity.
      • getDumpId

        public int getDumpId()
        Description copied from interface: Dumpable
        Returns a unique dump id for this object.
        Specified by:
        getDumpId in interface Dumpable
        Overrides:
        getDumpId in class Entity
        Returns:
        unique dump id
      • writeContent

        public void writeContent​(java.io.DataOutput out)
                          throws java.io.IOException
        Description copied from interface: Dumpable
        Write the content of this object to the stream.
        Specified by:
        writeContent in interface Dumpable
        Overrides:
        writeContent in class Entity
        Parameters:
        out - output stream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an error occurs
      • readContent

        public void readContent​(java.io.DataInput in)
                         throws java.io.IOException
        Description copied from interface: Dumpable
        Read the content of this object from the stream.
        Specified by:
        readContent in interface Dumpable
        Overrides:
        readContent in class Entity
        Parameters:
        in - input stream
        Throws:
        java.io.IOException - if an error occurs
      • createMetaData

        public MetaData createMetaData​(Entity entity)
        Create a MetaData from an Entity. Internal use only.
        Parameters:
        entity - entity.
        Returns:
        meta data.
      • getMetaData

        public MetaData getMetaData()
        Returns the meta data. Internal use only.
        Returns:
        meta data.
      • setMetaData

        public void setMetaData​(MetaData metaData)
        Set the meta data. Internal use only.
        Parameters:
        metaData - meta data.
      • isExtension

        public boolean isExtension()
        Returns whether this Swiftlet is an Extension Swiftlet. Internal use only.
        Returns:
        true/false.
      • setExtension

        public void setExtension​(boolean extension)
        Sets whether this Swiftlet is an Extension Swiftlet. Internal use only.
        Parameters:
        extension - true/false.