com.eurotech.framework.configuration
Interface SelfConfiguringComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

NetworkConfigurationServiceImpl

public interface SelfConfiguringComponent

A SelfConfiguringComponent is a configurable component which maintains its state. A SelfConfiguringComponent exposes its configuration information to the ConfigurationService and therefore can be have its configuration updated locally or remotely through the ConfigurationService APIs. However, a SelfConfiguringComponent does not rely on the ConfigurationService to keep the storage of its configuration. The configuration state is kept internally in the SelfConfiguringComponent or derived at runtime from other resources such system resources.
An example of a SelfConfiguringComponent is the NetworkService whose state is kept in the operating system instead of in the ConfigurationService.

Method Summary

ComponentConfiguration

getConfiguration() This method is called by the ConfigurationService when it requires the current snapshot of the configuration for this components.

Method Detail

getConfiguration

ComponentConfiguration getConfiguration()
                                        throws EsfException

This method is called by the ConfigurationService when it requires the current snapshot of the configuration for this components. As SelfConfiguringComponents do not rely on the ConfigurationService to capture and store the current configuration, this call is needed to expose the current configuration externally and, for example, being able to store it in snapshot files.

Returns:

the current configuration for this component

Throws:

EsfException