org.apache.velocity.tools.view
Interface ToolboxManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ServletToolboxManager, XMLToolboxManager

public interface ToolboxManager

Common interface for toolbox manager implementations.

Version:

$Id: ToolboxManager.java 479724 2006-11-27 18:49:37Z nbubna $

Author:

Nathan Bubna, Geir Magnusson Jr., Gabe Sidler, Henning P. Schmiedehausen

Method Summary

void	addData(ToolInfo info) Adds a data object for the context.
void	addTool(ToolInfo info) Adds a tool to be managed
java.util.Map	getToolbox(java.lang.Object initData) Retrieves a map of the tools and data being managed.

Method Detail

addTool

void addTool(ToolInfo info)

Adds a tool to be managed

addData

void addData(ToolInfo info)

Adds a data object for the context.

Parameters:

info - An object that implements ToolInfo

getToolbox

java.util.Map getToolbox(java.lang.Object initData)

Retrieves a map of the tools and data being managed. Tools that have an init(Object) method will be (re)initialized using the specified initData.

Parameters:

initData - data used to initialize tools

Returns:

the created ToolboxContext

Since:

VelocityTools 1.2