org.apache.velocity.tools
Class ToolboxFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.velocity.tools.ToolboxFactory

public class ToolboxFactory
extends Object

This class is the central point of action for VelocityTools. It manages the configured and scoped ToolInfo and Data and is meant to stick around for the life of the application.

It works like this:

1. Build up your FactoryConfiguration(s)
2. Create a ToolboxFactory instance
3. Pass the configuration to configure(org.apache.velocity.tools.config.FactoryConfiguration)
4. When appropriate for each scope, use createToolbox(java.lang.String) to create the Toolbox for that scope and put that toolbox somewhere appropriate to that scope.
5. When you want a tool, get that Toolbox and ask it for the tool you want (e.g. toolbox.get("math")).

Of course, most users will not have to do any of this as much of it is handled for them by some combination of ToolManager or org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityView and a ToolContext or org.apache.velocity.tools.view.ViewToolContext.

NOTE: While you are free to pass in new configuration info at any time, that data will only affect Toolboxes created subsequently. Any previously created toolboxes will have to be re-created and replaced to reflect the changes to the configuration.

Version:

$Id: ToolboxFactory.java 511959 2007-02-26 19:24:39Z nbubna $

Author:

Nathan Bubna

Field Summary

static String

DEFAULT_SCOPE

Constructor Summary

ToolboxFactory()

Method Summary

protected void	addToolInfo(String scope, ToolInfo tool)
void	configure(FactoryConfiguration config)
Toolbox	createToolbox(String scope)
Map<String,Object>	getData()
Object	getGlobalProperty(String name)
protected Map<String,ToolInfo>	getToolInfo(String scope)
boolean	hasTools(String scope)
protected Object	putData(String key, Object value)
protected void	putGlobalProperties(Map<String,Object> props)
protected void	putProperties(String scope, Map<String,Object> props)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

DEFAULT_SCOPE

public static final String DEFAULT_SCOPE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

ToolboxFactory

public ToolboxFactory()

Method Detail

configure

public void configure(FactoryConfiguration config)

putData

protected Object putData(String key,
                         Object value)

addToolInfo

protected void addToolInfo(String scope,
                           ToolInfo tool)

getToolInfo

protected Map<String,ToolInfo> getToolInfo(String scope)

putGlobalProperties

protected void putGlobalProperties(Map<String,Object> props)

putProperties

protected void putProperties(String scope,
                             Map<String,Object> props)

getGlobalProperty

public Object getGlobalProperty(String name)

getData

public Map<String,Object> getData()

hasTools

public boolean hasTools(String scope)

createToolbox

public Toolbox createToolbox(String scope)