org.intellimate.izou.resource

Interface ResourceBuilderModel

All Superinterfaces:

Identifiable

public interface ResourceBuilderModel
extends Identifiable

This interface is used to provide resources to other parts of the application.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<? extends EventModel<?>>	announceEvents() this method is called to register for what Events it wants to provide Resources.
List<? extends ResourceModel>	announceResources() This method is called to register what resources the object provides.
List<ResourceModel>	provideResource(List<? extends ResourceModel> resources, Optional<EventModel> event) This method is called when an object wants to get a Resource.

Methods inherited from interface org.intellimate.izou.identification.Identifiable

getID, isOwner

Method Detail

announceResources

List<? extends ResourceModel> announceResources()

This method is called to register what resources the object provides. just pass a List of Resources without Data in it.

Returns:

a List containing the resources the object provides

announceEvents

List<? extends EventModel<?>> announceEvents()

this method is called to register for what Events it wants to provide Resources.

The Event has to be in the following format: It should contain only one Descriptor and and one Resource with the ID "description", which contains an description of the Event.

Returns:

a List containing ID's for the Events

provideResource

List<ResourceModel> provideResource(List<? extends ResourceModel> resources,
                                    Optional<EventModel> event)

This method is called when an object wants to get a Resource.

Don't use the Resources provided as arguments, they are just the requests. There is a timeout after 1 second.

Parameters:

resources - a list of resources without data

event - if an event caused the action, it gets passed. It can also be null.

Returns:

a list of resources with data