org.apache.felix.dm.runtime.api

Interface ComponentFactory

public interface ComponentFactory

When a Component is annotated with a DM "Component" annotation with a "factoryName" attribute, a corresponding ComponentFactory is registered in the OSGi service registry with a @link ComponentFactory#FACTORY_NAME servie property with the Component "factoryName" value.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ComponentInstance	newInstance(java.util.Dictionary<java.lang.String,?> conf) Instantiates a Component instance.

Method Detail

newInstance

ComponentInstance newInstance(java.util.Dictionary<java.lang.String,?> conf)

Instantiates a Component instance. Any properties starts with a "." are considered as private. Other properties will be published as the component instance service properties (if the component provides a services).

Parameters:

conf - the properties passed to the component "configure" method which is specified with the "configure" attribute of the @Component annotation.

Returns:

the component instance.